The Great American Desert

The Great American Desert:

Problems that detered settlers:

• Extreme weather - it was often windy, as well as having extreme seasons.
• Lack of shelter - it was flat grassland - no protection against the weather.
• Lack of natural resources - settlers would have to find other ways to survive.
• Lack of water - there were no rivers and the majority of water was found underground.
• Natives - the Plains Indians scared white settlers; many feared attacks

Things that attracted white settlers:

• Availablity of cheap/free land…