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)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThe 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.%0D%0AThe 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.%0D%0A%0D%0ARegional flooding in these years made western rivers unnavigable for steamboats, making it impossible for western farmers to ship their crops to market.%0D%0ARegional flooding in these years made western rivers unnavigable for steamboats, making it impossible for western farmers to ship their crops to market.%0D%0A%0D%0AThese years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains.%0D%0AThese years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains.%0D%0A%0D%0AThese years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.

Answer 1

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