Development of U.S. Agriculture
Part 3 – 6 | Unit 3.1
Learning Objectives
CONCePTS
• The history of U.S. agricultural development,
from before the Common Era (pre-A. D.) to the
early 1700s
• The changes in control over the means of
production (land, capital, and other resources)
in the U.S. food system from approximately
1900–2000
• The way that historical land use practices, land
settlement policies, and labor management
strategies have influenced U.S. agricultural
development
• U.S. federal policies that have been responsible
for the development of the U.S. agriculture
research complex and the innovations in
technologies that have shaped the direction of
U.S. agriculture
• The influence of investment capital on the
adoption of agricultural technologies and
the concentration of ownership in food and
agriculture
• The food system is composed of a supply
chain—production, processing, distribution
and consumption—but it both impacts, and
is impacted by a broader economic, political,
social and environmental context
Introduction