"The sod wall is about 2 feet thick at the ground,and slopes off on the outside to about 14 inches at the top.The roof is composed of a ridge pole and rafters of rough split logs… Occasionally a newcomer has a "bee," and the neighbors for miles around gather at his claim and put up his house in a day… tried a new dodge with the cornmeal.Mixed it with a little water and salt…My supper will be a slice of ham boiled with beans,and a slice of bread.How is that for high toned?..."
Howard Ruede,1877
-Which of the following was a direct cause of the migration westward post-Civil War?

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Economic reasons such as the availability of land and the opportunity to start a new life were major factors in the migration westward post-Civil War.

"The Sod Wall Is About 2 Feet Thick at the Ground,and