What conditions made life difficult for homesteaders? what hepled homesteaders survive? give examples.

What were conditions that made life difficult for homesteaders?

Homesteaders living on the great plains were what you call "Extremely Dramatic". There were lots of conditions on the great plains that affected settlers lives. Here are these problems;

building houses, staying healthy, extreme weather, lack of fuel, Indian Attacks, lack of isolation, keeping clean, lack of water, and pests and vermin.

The problem with the bugs were grasshoppers.

Grasshoppers ruined their crops.

Building houses from wood was expensive.

They showed the country that integration could be successful.