Settling In the Great Plains
by Victoria Najas
1. Provides physical capital for European settlers - yellowstone park, settlers gobble up west side land and the government decides to preserve the wilderness
2. Negative consequences of human resources
2.1. Farmers had to farm bigger plots of land to pay off debts
2.2. The price of grain went up, taxes stayed the same
2.3. Labor was cheap, the railroad took advantage of farmers
3. Government Involvement
4. Appropriate Technologies
4.1. Railroads, education, steel plow, barbed wire, reaper, steel windmill, new technology,
5. Human Capital
5.1. Education, development of skills
6. Economic Growth
6.1. Cultivation of land in the West contributed to agricultural productivity
7. Productivity in Farming
7.1. Technical support for farmers
7.1.1. ugigi