Blocking Homesteaders
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What did ranchers use for homesteaders and why?
They used different tactics to block homesteaders from taking up claims to “their” public land.
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What was a 1st tactic ranchers did to block homesteaders?
Filing homestead claims themselves to all parts of the range that homesteaders might be interested in.
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What was a 2nd tactic ranchers did to block homesteaders?
Buying and fencing just enough land to block off access to other plots.
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What was a 3rd tactic ranchers did to block homesteaders?
Taking homesteaders to court over rights to the land.
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Why did ranchers take homesteaders to court?
They know that homesteaders were too poor to pay court fees.
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