Why did settlers of the plains build sod houses?

Settlers were called sodbusters because they had to break through the sod to plant crops. There was not a lot of wood, so settlers used sod to build homes. I hope this helps!

The ratification of 14th amendment gave Congress the power to laws protecting civil rights.

The Equal Protection Clause is included in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause was enforced in 1868 and supports that no state shall refuse to any person within its jurisdiction “equal protection of the laws”.