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Land in the West is offered for any suitable citizen. The citizens only have to live and cultivate the land for five years and then it officially becomes theirs.
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The U.S DEpartment of Agriculture is created to help farmers adapt tp their new environments in the West.
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Thousands of immigrants from various countries travel to the Great Plains.
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Settlers discover the Plains have scarce resources, harsh weather conditions and require hard work to make the land suitable for farming.
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Western land is given to numerous railroad companies, with the thought in mind to construct one railroad to connect the East and West coats.
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This act grants 17 million acres of western federal land to the states. The land is used for building agricultural and engineering colleges.
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A large scale farm that is usually owned by a large company and run like a factory becomes very popular.
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Plows with sharper and more durable blades are created to cut through tough sod. Self binding harvesters and many other equipment to make farming easier are introduced.
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Four railroads have already been built in the West.
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20,000-40,000 African Americans (Exodusters) flee from the South and travel to the West.