Settling the Great Plains

Settling the Great Plains

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Social Studies, History

5th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did many American immigrants move to the Great Plains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Back

to get free land

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

After the Civil War, the number of farms grew dramatically in the

Back

Great Plains

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Some of that growth in farms was due to the ___________________ ,which gave free land to families.

Back

Homestead Act

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Many of the families who received free land were ________________.

Back

Immigrants

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did early white settlers of the Great Plains use their environment to make homes?

Back

They used bricks of prairie sod to construct homes.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did windmills improve life on the Great Plains?

Back

They powered well-drilling machines to give farmers access to water underground.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did the settlement of the Great Plains affect American Indians?

Back

American Indians were ultimately forced to stay on reservations after many conflicts with settlers.

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