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USDA created to help farmers
USDA created to help farmers. -
giving away land
Homstead act- any citizen or intended citizen can pick out any land up to 160 acres and have it if they grow crops there and live there for 5 years.
Pacific raiway act- gave land to railway companies to build railways across the west
Morill act- land sold for agricultura and enganeering colages -
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railroads built lurring settlers
railroads built. settlers lured in -
Thousads of American families move west for the great plains
Thousads of American families move west for the great plains -
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locust swarm
locust swarm in causing trouble for farmers -
willa cather born
willa cather a soon to be famous writer is born. -
troops withdrawn from south
troops withdrawn from south -
Africans move south
African americans trekk south -
chinese farmers
chinese from the gold ruch turn to farming -
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willa's books
Willa Cathers Books being Published