3 thoughts on “Great Plains Settlers

  1. 1.They moved there because it was for free and they would get money.
    2.They were freed African Americans that moved to Kansas.
    3.They covered sod with dirt and built their homes out of it.

  2. 1.The settlers came to the Great Plains so the could get better farm land.
    2.The Exodusters are the African Americans that were free from slavery.
    3.The Sodbusters are the people who used the sod to build their homes or shelter.
    4.Lack of building material means there were not a lot of trees so they could not build houses.
    5.Harsh natural geo means there was not a lot of trees and the land was flat hot and cold.
    6.The climate in the Great Plains was hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

  3. 1. The settlers had to work for 5 years to get the 160 acres of land.
    2. African Americans who came to Kansas in the early 1800’s
    were called Exodusters.

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