There were many disputes between farmers and cattlemen in the American West in the late 19th century over land use. Cattlemen wa
nted to use the open prairie to run their cattle, but farmers needed the land for crops. As farmers moved further west, cattlemen were pushed off the land when farmers planted acres and acres of
Wheat was an important crop for farmers in the late 19th century. As different varieties of wheat were produced, more land was used for farming, and cattle ranchers were pushed even further west to cheaper land.
One cause of suburbanization in the United States during the 1920s was increased family income, due to the boom that took place in the American economy right before the Great Depression hit in 1929.
On September 5, 1774, delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia (which was fighting a Native American uprising and was dependent on the British for military supplies) met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.Feb 4, 2010
