2. In what way does Greeley's letter (above) help explain the failure of many
Americans to establish homes and farms in the Great Plains in the late 19th
century? *
a. many settlers on the Great Plains moved without their family to support them
b. many settlers on the Great Plains were not willing to work hard enough
c. many settlers on the Great Plains did not want to be farmers
d. many settlers on the Great Plains were unprepared for the difficulties of farming
3. In the late 1800's, the economy of the Great Plains or West was impacted the
NP