6th grade History, please help! I'll give a medal if correct!
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Which was a disadvantage of farming on the Great Plains in the late 1800s? A. Farmers had no way to keep cattle and sheep from trampling their fields. B. There were frequent crop failures due to lack of rain. C. Slow population growth after the Civil War reduced demand for farm products. D. The land was too expensive for most homesteaders to afford.
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Which describes one reason for the end of long cattle drives? A. Demand for beef declined drastically in the years after the Civil War. B. Cowboys became dissatisfied with low wages and went on strike. C. As homesteaders moved into areas along cattle trails, they fenced their farms. D. Cattle were forced off the prairie by enormous herds of buffalo.
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