e- word social studies unit iowa history. agriculture producing crops for food. this includes food...
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Social Studies Unit Iowa History
agriculture
• Producing crops for food. This includes food for animals as well as people.
famu.edu
flickr.com
justmeans.com
Dwelling
• This is a place where a family lives. When settlers came to Iowa they built houses out of logs.
en.wikisource.org
home.iprimus.com.au
Settlers
• People who settle or move to another area. Many of the settlers that moved to Iowa came from the eastern United States.
Native Americans
• When the settlers moved to Iowa, there were already people living here called Native Americans. They helped the settlers learn how to live on the prairie.
britannica.com
Maize
• Another name for corn. This was a very important piece of food for the settlers.
MaizeVariety.jpgnews.cornell.edu
Work
• There were many kinds of work the new settlers needed to do to survive.
• Blacksmith – bends metal to be used on the farm.
• Farmer – grows crops to sell• General Store owner – sells goods to settlers
to make food and clothing.