Westward Expansion Test Review

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This invention helped farmers on the Great Plains till the thick sod (soil).

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Steel Plow

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This invention helped settlers on the Great Plains pull up water from the ground.

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Windmill.

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This invention helped settlers keep cattle and buffalo off of their land.

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Barbed Wire.

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This invention helped farmers harvest crops over 20 times faster.

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McCormick's Reaper

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This invention helped settlers live on the Great Plains despite the lack of trees.

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Sod (Dirt) Houses.

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This invention helped greater amounts of people move from east to west.

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The Transcontinental Railroad.

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What is the climate of the Great Plains?

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Temperate (hot in summer, cold in winter), windy, low rainfall, low humidity, frequent dust storms.

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What is the land like on the Great Plains?

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Heavily eroded (weathered) by wind and water, thick soil.

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What is the geography of the Great Plains?

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Flatlands that gradually (slowly) rise in elevation (ft. above sea level) as they move from east to west.

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This piece of legislation gave people land west of the Mississippi River.

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The Homestead Act of 1862.