American West Lesson 6: Problems of Farming

Front

Which of the following TWO states had very poor farmland for the new settlers in the American West? Options:

California

,

Oregon

,

Kansas

,

Nebraska

Back

California

,

Oregon

Front

Which TWO of the following environmental features were rare in the American West? Options:

Rivers and Streams

,

Sand

,

Trees

,

Grass

Back

Rivers and Streams, Trees

Front

What was a consequence of low rainfall on the Great Plains?

Back

Frequent droughts

Front

What were buffalo chips?

Back

The dried buffalo dung

Front

What were the CONSEQUENCES of few trees on the Great Plains?

Back

Little wood for building houses, No wood for fencing in animals, No wood for burning as fuel/heat

Front

What name was given to the homes built by the settlers out of the earth?

Back

Sod Houses

Front

Why was the earth difficult for the first settlers to farm?

Back

It was full of deep roots

Front

Which insect swarmed the Great Plains in the long, hot summers?

Back

Grasshoppers

Front

Which statement best describes the weather of the Great Plains?

Back

Very hot dry summers and cold winters.

Front

Name the group of settlers who bought land in the American West to farm land.

Back

Homesteaders