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)

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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.

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.

These years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.

Answer 1

The correct statement explaining 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 is:

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

Answer 2

Which statement correctly identifies one of the factors that led Texas farmers to produce a greater quantity of food crops after the Civil War?(1 point)
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Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.
Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.

Farmers grew more because the federal government promised to pay them for what they produced if they could not find a buyer.
Farmers grew more because the federal government promised to pay them for what they produced if they could not find a buyer.

The Civil War created anxieties about food shortages that made farmers want to grow extra so they could be sure they could feed their families.
The Civil War created anxieties about food shortages that made farmers want to grow extra so they could be sure they could feed their families.

Prices for cotton fell precipitously right after the end of the Civil War, causing farmers to shift their production to food crops.

Answer 3

The statement that correctly identifies one of the factors that led Texas farmers to produce a greater quantity of food crops after the Civil War is:

Prices for cotton fell precipitously right after the end of the Civil War, causing farmers to shift their production to food crops.

Answer 4

Which is an example of a dryland farming technique?(1 point)
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watering crops in areas with little rainfall by irrigating with water pumped from aquifers
watering crops in areas with little rainfall by irrigating with water pumped from aquifers

watering crops in areas with little rainfall by using irrigation systems connected to rivers
watering crops in areas with little rainfall by using irrigation systems connected to rivers

using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds
using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds

growing crops, such as corn, that require relatively little wat

Answer 5

The example of a dryland farming technique is:

growing crops, such as corn, that require relatively little water.

Answer 6

Which statement explains the view that most Texas farmers held of railroads in the late nineteenth century?(1 point)
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Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.

Texas farmers denounced railroads for introducing commercial agriculture to the state.
Texas farmers denounced railroads for introducing commercial agriculture to the state.

Most Texas farmers practiced subsistence agriculture and therefore were indifferent to railroads since they had few dealings with them.
Most Texas farmers practiced subsistence agriculture and therefore were indifferent to railroads since they had few dealings with them.

Texas farmers celebrated railroads for providing them access to markets for their crops and for helping keep farming profitable by charging fair fees

Answer 7

The statement that explains the view that most Texas farmers held of railroads in the late nineteenth century is:

Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.

Answer 8

Which system of agricultural landownership and labor did wealthy landowners in Texas rely on to replace the labor previously supplied by slavery?(1 point)
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freedom colonies
freedom colonies

tenant farming
tenant farming

subsistence farming
subsistence farming

homesteading

Answer 9

The system of agricultural landownership and labor that wealthy landowners in Texas relied on to replace the labor previously supplied by slavery was:

tenant farming.

Answer 10

btw the first 3 the bot answered were wrong the answers are:
1.These years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.
2.Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.
3.using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds
4.Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
5.tenant farming
if there wrong for sorry but they were for me. yw