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  Repubicans passed a series of acts in 1862 to turn public lands into private property.(Homstead,Pacific Railway,and the Morill acts)
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  The U.S. department of argriculture was created to helpfarmers adapt to thier enviroment.
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  Built railroads from east to west
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  People went west ward after the war, mainly white Americans from the east,former slaves, and imagrants from foreing countries.
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  mass exodus of black settlers fled for freedom
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  The people that went to California for the goldrush bega farming
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  President Ben Harrison announsed land will be avalable to the first takers, the land was taken from the indians
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  Companie owned large scale farms
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  helped the plains farmers.made the small farmers go into debt when they bought the eqipment neccesary to compete with larger land holders
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  published OOOO Pioneers