African American Settlers

The Lives of Settlers on the Plains After the Civil War
The once called Great Plains is now defined as The Homestead. In the early 1800s, the population was minimal, yet after the Civil War, it became home to many settlers. After the Civil War, more people began settling in the midwest. Many people moved to the Great Plains from the east to look for more money since farming was a lot cheaper. Also, since many African Americans were poor, they too wanted to start their farms for a better future. Since crops could not always grow, people began hunting. They mostly hunted buffalo, in which had to be taken very seriously. They began using rifles to kill the buffalo which they would also use for their hides. Although settling in the Great
Well, most people had hoped of a better future. People began moving to farm so they could make a better living, yet when crops could not survive, they depended on hunting. Bow and arrow was a common way to hunt for the Native Americans, but most settlers used rifles. Yet not all rifles were efficient to use so settlers had to become very smart hunters. Now, you may think that the lives of these settlers were easy, but they actually faced many hardships. One challenge people faced was farming. Of course they came to the Great Plains and expected to farm, but it was not easy at all. The soil was not very fertile, rather it was basically sod. Also, since the Great Plains does not have a lot of lumber, settlers had to build their houses out of sod. Then, the climate had a huge impact in their lives. Winter in the Great Plains was often long and very cold, yet when summer came, it was very hot and dry. Since the Great Plains did not have a lot of precipitation in warm weather, settlers often experienced droughts. Settlers in the Great Plains had to pump water from streams and rivers to get access to water for their crops. Grasshoppers also ate crops so the settlers had to improve farming in the Great Plains. Once new machines were invented, farming got a lot easier for settlers. They finally began progressing in the Great
In today’s society, we don’t experience all of the events that happened in the 1800s. America has changed so much due to the Civil War. Personally, I believe that the Civil War did so much for America. We, as Americans, have learned from the mistakes of the past and are improving to set forward in new directions everyday. Many people believe that the Civil War was a bad occurrence, and in some cases they’re right. But what we need to understand most is that the Civil War taught us to become a nation and to be united