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.
An agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
