chapter 11 section 2 farming the plains appointment clock
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Chapter 11 Section 2Chapter 11 Section 2Farming the PlainsFarming the Plains
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12 O’clock: The Beginnings 12 O’clock: The Beginnings of Settlementof Settlement
• Where are the Great Plains located?Where are the Great Plains located?
• What nickname did Stephen Long give the What nickname did Stephen Long give the region in 1819?region in 1819?
• Define homestead and who supported the Define homestead and who supported the program?program?
• How many years did a settler have to live How many years did a settler have to live on the land before receiving the title?on the land before receiving the title?
• Describe hardships for settlers on the Describe hardships for settlers on the Great Plains. Great Plains.
3 O’clock: The Wheat Belt3 O’clock: The Wheat Belt
• Define dry farming.Define dry farming.
• How did sodbusters lose their homesteads?How did sodbusters lose their homesteads?
• What part of the farming process involved What part of the farming process involved the thresher? the thresher?
• What crop was well suited to be grown on What crop was well suited to be grown on the Great Plains?the Great Plains?
• Where is the Wheat Belt?Where is the Wheat Belt?
• Define bonanza farms.Define bonanza farms.
6 O’ clock: Farmers Fall on 6 O’ clock: Farmers Fall on Hard TimesHard Times
• What destroyed crops and turned the What destroyed crops and turned the soil into dust?soil into dust?
• How did some farmers try to make it How did some farmers try to make it during the difficult times after a glut during the difficult times after a glut of foreign wheat hit the market?of foreign wheat hit the market?
• By 1900, what type of farmer By 1900, what type of farmer cultivated 1/3 of the farms on the cultivated 1/3 of the farms on the Plains?Plains?
9 O’clock: Closing the 9 O’clock: Closing the FrontierFrontier
• What was one of the last large What was one of the last large territories opened for settlement territories opened for settlement called?called?
• Why did closing of the frontier worry Why did closing of the frontier worry many people?many people?
• How did many people on the Plains How did many people on the Plains adapt to the environment?adapt to the environment?