1. The skies darkened, and the dust swept in, people were blinded and choked. Cattle were suffocated to death, their lungs caked with dust and mud.

    The skies darkened, and the dust swept in, people were blinded and choked. Cattle
    were suffocated to death, their lungs caked with dust and mud.

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  2. Cyrus McCormick invented the first mechanical reaper which could cut in one day as much as five men could cut with cradles and 16 men with sickles.

    Cyrus McCormick invented the first mechanical reaper which could cut in one day as
    much as five men could cut with cradles and 16 men with sickles.

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  3. (i) Growth of urban population. (ii) Export market became bigger. (iii) Spread of railways made it easy to transport the grain from the wheat growing regions to the eastern coast for export.

    (i) Growth of urban population.
    (ii) Export market became bigger.
    (iii) Spread of railways made it easy to transport the grain from the wheat growing regions to the eastern coast for export.

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  4. The richer farmers expanded grain production, sold this in the world market, made profit and became powerful.

    The richer farmers expanded grain production, sold this in the world market, made profit and became powerful.

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