Farming

USDA created to help farmers

Jan 1, 1862

USDA created to help farmers.

giving away land

Jan 2, 1862

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

railroads built lurring settlers

Period: Jan 1, 1869 to Jan 1, 1883

railroads built. settlers lured in

Thousads of American families move west for the great plains

Jan 1, 1870

Thousads of American families move west for the great plains

locust swarm

Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Oct 30, 1879

locust swarm in causing trouble for farmers

willa cather born

Jan 1, 1873

willa cather a soon to be famous writer is born.

troops withdrawn from south

Jan 1, 1877

troops withdrawn from south

Africans move south

Jan 1, 1878

African americans trekk south

chinese farmers

Jan 1, 1880

chinese from the gold ruch turn to farming

willa's books

Period: Jan 1, 1913 to Jan 1, 1927

Willa Cathers Books being Published