HOMESTEADERS` PROBLEMS, AMERICAN WEST (1840-1895)

AMERICAN WEST (1840-1895)

HOMESTEADERS' PROBLEMS:

Problems And Solutions:

Life was very tough for early Settlers and Homesteaders on The Great Plains - how did they cope with the harsh conditions?

Problems and Solutions:

Female homesteader, contemplating her life on the Plains

Early Settlers and Homesteader on The Plains faced huge problems. The burden of many of these fell on the women, whose lives were burdensome and unpleasant:

problems facing homesteaders:

Problem:

• Building a house: There was little wood to build log Cabins.

Solution:

• Settlers built 'sod houses', while they lived out of doors - people did their cooking on an open fire.

Problem:

• Dirt and Disease: Outdoor toilets and open wells, the sod houses leaked, and fleas and bedbugs lived in them 'by the million'. It was impossible to disinfect the floor. As a result the…