Unit 3 Lesson 1 Part 2

homesteaders a person who claimed land on the Great Plains under the Homestead Act of 1862 exodusters people who followed the advice of Henry Adams and left the south poverty lack of money and property cattle drive the movement of large herds of cattle, by cowboys, from ranches to railroad stations Homesteaders agreed to live on the land for at least five years, improve the land, build at least a 12-foot by 14-foot home, grow crops, and pay a small fee. Because there were no trees for wood, homesteaders made houses made of sod called soddies. As farming technology improved, farmers struggled to find a crop able to withstand the dry summer months on the Great Plains. In the 1880's, farmers began plating wheat. Who is the African American leader that convinces families to leave the south? Frederick Douglass Charles Crocker Grenville Dodge Henry Adams Approximately how many head of cattle did eight to twelve cowboys usually drive? 1,500 2,500 1,000 Cowboys led rough lives. They spent months on the trail, facing bad weather, risky river crossings, stampedes, occasional attacks from Native Americans, and raids from cattle thieves, called rustlers.