OpenStax
Open Stax: Homesteading: Dreams and Realities
After reading this section from a chapter on "Westward Expansion", students will be able to identify the challenges that farmers faced as they settled west of the Mississippi River and describe the unique experiences of women who...
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Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area: Introduction to Pioneer Farming
Examines the topics of soil fertility, the first farmers, the fur trade, and pioneer farmers.