In the late 1800s, homesteaders sparked the American economy by using new farming technology. discovering public land areas. investing in urban factories. creating new markets.

Use of new farming technology--new technology allowed for more production and less farmers being needed to provide food for the country.

The late 1800s sparked the use of plows, tractors, barbed wire fencing, as well as irrigation systems and seeders. This technology allowed a farmer to farm more land and be more efficient. The food produced by farmers was used to feed industrial laborers through the rest of the country.