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Chapter 11 Section 2 Chapter 11 Section 2 Farming the Plains Farming the Plains Appointment Clock Appointment Clock

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Page 1: Chapter 11 Section 2 Farming the Plains Appointment Clock

Chapter 11 Section 2Chapter 11 Section 2Farming the PlainsFarming the Plains

Appointment ClockAppointment Clock

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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?