Asked by armando

Which factor encouraged farmers to leave their land in the Great Plains during the 1930s?
the promise of free land in California
the promise of free trips to the West
the necessity of finding new land in Oklahoma
the necessity of escaping financial problems

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the necessity of escaping financial problems

Many Great Plains farmers (often called "Okies") left in the 1930s because the Dust Bowl drought and the Great Depression ruined crops and incomes, causing foreclosures and forcing families to seek work elsewhere (not because of free land or free trips).