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In the mid-1800s, pioneers who traveled through the great plains to the west faced group of answer choices summer rainstorms and difficult terrain. rugged mountains and steep passes. summer rainstorms and rugged mountains. steep passes and difficult terrain.

Answer 1

In the mid-1800s, pioneers who traveled through the great plains to the west faced group of summer rainstorms and rugged mountains.

What difficulties did the people of the Great Plains face?

• The land was dry and unproductive, making crop cultivation difficult. Furthermore, dangerous animals such as buffalo were free to roam. To survive in these harsh conditions, the Plains Indians had modified their way of life.

• Their survival depended on buffalo hunting. Gold rush and mining opportunities (silver in Nevada) The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a "cowboy" Faster travel to the West by railroad; increased supply availability due to the railroad The Homestead Act allows you to buy land for a low cost.

• The Great Plains were long inhabited by Native Americans, who hunted the teeming herds of buffalo (see bison) that roamed the grasslands and were nearly extinct by the end of the nineteenth century due to wholesale slaughter by settlers and the US army. In the 17th century, the Spanish explored the region.

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