Question

Which statement explains how a factor in the natural environment affected the efforts of farmers attempting to move to the Central and Great Plains in the 1870s and 1880s?(1 point) Responses Regional flooding in these years made western rivers unnavigable for steamboats, making it impossible for western farmers to ship their crops to market. Regional flooding in these years made western rivers unnavigable for steamboats, making it impossible for western farmers to ship their crops to market. The boll weevil first appeared in Texas and spread across the state in these decades, destroying the cotton fields that farmers had begun cultivating on the western Plains. The boll weevil first appeared in Texas and spread across the state in these decades, destroying the cotton fields that farmers had begun cultivating on the western Plains. These years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains. These years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains. These years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.

Answer 1

The correct statement is: These years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains.

During the 1870s and 1880s, the Central and Great Plains faced significant droughts, which severely impacted agricultural productivity and made it challenging for farmers to cultivate crops in that region.