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The Deere
John Deere invented the steel plow to help farmers get through the tough topsoil of the Western states. -
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) helped farmers adapt to their new environment. The USDA also showed the new farmers new techniques. -
Act
An act was passed to turn publc land into private properties after the Southern States seceded from the Union. -
African American Movement
African Americans moved West to escape the violence and persecution. This violence was caused by the withdrawal of Federal troops from the South. -
Kansas Newspaper
A Kansas newspaper praised a woman just because she did her own plowing. -
Kansas Fever
The Kansas Fever was one of the biggest mass departure of African American settlers. -
Chinese
In California alone 3,200 Chinese turned to growing crops and farming. -
Scandinavians
During this time of movement to the West more than 100,000 Scandinavians flocked to the American West. -
President Announcment
President Banjamin Harrison announced that land would be available cheap to the first takers. -
Flood of Settlers
A flood of prospective settlers responded to a government offer of inexpensive homesteads. -
Bonanza Farms Break
Most of the large bonanza farms had been broken up into lots of smaller farms by this time.
