(i) With the new technology, the settlers modified their implements to meet their requirements. (ii) In the mid-western prairie, simple ploughs were ineffective as it was covered with a thick mat of grass with tough roots. (iii) To break the sod and turn the soil over, a variety of new ploughs wereRead more
(i) With the new technology, the settlers modified their implements to meet
their requirements.
(ii) In the mid-western prairie, simple ploughs were ineffective as it was
covered with a thick mat of grass with tough roots.
(iii) To break the sod and turn the soil over, a variety of new ploughs were
devised.
By the early 20th century, the farmers in the Great Plains were using
tractors and disk ploughs, clearing vast stretches for wheat cultivation.
(i) In the earl,v years, the fertile soil produced good crops. (ii) When the soil used to get exhausted, the migrants would move further west to explore new lands to raise a new crop. (iii) When the migrants reached the Great Plains across the Mississippi river, they settled down as this region, inRead more
(i) In the earl,v years, the fertile soil produced good crops.
(ii) When the soil used to get exhausted, the migrants would move further
west to explore new lands to raise a new crop.
(iii) When the migrants reached the Great Plains across the Mississippi river,
they settled down as this region, in few decades, became a major wheat-producing
area of America.
(i) As Indians were driven out, the white Americans came in successive waves. (ii) They settled on the Appalachian plateau and then moved into the Mississippi valley. (iii) They slashed and burnt forests, cleared the land for cultivation and built log cabins in the forest clearings. Then they ploughRead more
(i) As Indians were driven out, the white Americans came in successive waves.
(ii) They settled on the Appalachian plateau and then moved into the
Mississippi valley.
(iii) They slashed and burnt forests, cleared the land for cultivation and built
log cabins in the forest clearings. Then they ploughed the cleared and
fenced fields and sowed corn and wheat.
(i) Native American groups were nomadic as u,ell as settled. (ii) Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin. (iii) Some of them were expert trappers through whom the European traders secured their supplies of beaver fur since the 16Read more
(i) Native American groups were nomadic as u,ell as settled.
(ii) Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others
cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin.
(iii) Some of them were expert trappers through whom the European
traders secured their supplies of beaver fur since the 16th century.
(i) Enclosures had become necessary to make long-term investments on land and plan crop rotation to improve the soil. (ii) Enclosures also allowed the richer farmers to expand the land under' their control. (iii) They could produce more for the market to earn more profit.
(i) Enclosures had become necessary to make long-term investments on
land and plan crop rotation to improve the soil.
(ii) Enclosures also allowed the richer farmers to expand the land under’
their control.
(iii) They could produce more for the market to earn more profit.
In what way was new technology responsible for the dramatic expansion of land in America ?
(i) With the new technology, the settlers modified their implements to meet their requirements. (ii) In the mid-western prairie, simple ploughs were ineffective as it was covered with a thick mat of grass with tough roots. (iii) To break the sod and turn the soil over, a variety of new ploughs wereRead more
(i) With the new technology, the settlers modified their implements to meet
See lesstheir requirements.
(ii) In the mid-western prairie, simple ploughs were ineffective as it was
covered with a thick mat of grass with tough roots.
(iii) To break the sod and turn the soil over, a variety of new ploughs were
devised.
By the early 20th century, the farmers in the Great Plains were using
tractors and disk ploughs, clearing vast stretches for wheat cultivation.
How did the Great Plains across the Mississippi river become a major wheat-producing area of America?
(i) In the earl,v years, the fertile soil produced good crops. (ii) When the soil used to get exhausted, the migrants would move further west to explore new lands to raise a new crop. (iii) When the migrants reached the Great Plains across the Mississippi river, they settled down as this region, inRead more
(i) In the earl,v years, the fertile soil produced good crops.
See less(ii) When the soil used to get exhausted, the migrants would move further
west to explore new lands to raise a new crop.
(iii) When the migrants reached the Great Plains across the Mississippi river,
they settled down as this region, in few decades, became a major wheat-producing
area of America.
How were American Indians replaced by White Americans ?
(i) As Indians were driven out, the white Americans came in successive waves. (ii) They settled on the Appalachian plateau and then moved into the Mississippi valley. (iii) They slashed and burnt forests, cleared the land for cultivation and built log cabins in the forest clearings. Then they ploughRead more
(i) As Indians were driven out, the white Americans came in successive waves.
See less(ii) They settled on the Appalachian plateau and then moved into the
Mississippi valley.
(iii) They slashed and burnt forests, cleared the land for cultivation and built
log cabins in the forest clearings. Then they ploughed the cleared and
fenced fields and sowed corn and wheat.
What do you know about native American groups ?
(i) Native American groups were nomadic as u,ell as settled. (ii) Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin. (iii) Some of them were expert trappers through whom the European traders secured their supplies of beaver fur since the 16Read more
(i) Native American groups were nomadic as u,ell as settled.
See less(ii) Many of them lived only by hunting, gathering and fishing; others
cultivated corn, beans, tobacco and pumpkin.
(iii) Some of them were expert trappers through whom the European
traders secured their supplies of beaver fur since the 16th century.
What were the advantages of enclosures ?
(i) Enclosures had become necessary to make long-term investments on land and plan crop rotation to improve the soil. (ii) Enclosures also allowed the richer farmers to expand the land under' their control. (iii) They could produce more for the market to earn more profit.
(i) Enclosures had become necessary to make long-term investments on
See lessland and plan crop rotation to improve the soil.
(ii) Enclosures also allowed the richer farmers to expand the land under’
their control.
(iii) They could produce more for the market to earn more profit.