SETTELMENT OF THE GREAT PLAINS

HARDSHIPS

• Some included floods, fires and blizzards
• Also raids by outlaws and Native Americans

WHY SETTLE THERE?

• Advance tech. allowed easier farming
• Also had fertile soil and abundance of game

PHYSICAL AND HUMAN FACTORS

• People had to change their lifestyle
• Life flourished due to easy access to water

RELATION TO HOMESTEAD ACT

• Act that gave people land for less $
• This allowed people to settle in the Great Plains for less