Westward Expansion

Why did settlers move to the Great Plains?

• They were looking for gold.
• They were hoping to farm the rich land found there.
• They liked the towns found there.
• They wanted a factory job there.

What act gave 160 acres to any family who would linve on the land and farm it for 5 years?

• The Homestead Promise
• The Homestead Neighborhood
• The Homestead Act of 1862
• The Homestead farmland

What was the name given to people who moved to the Great Plains?

• homesteaders
• great plainers
• farmers
• travelers

What was the first thing a homesteader had to do?

• locate water
• farm the land
• build a home

What was the second concern of a homesteader?

• build a home
• farm the land
• dig a well

Who made a plow that could handle the job of tearing through the sob of the Great Plains?

• Henry Ford
• John Deere
• Jack Smith

Which group of immigrants brought with them the wheat that could survive and grow on the Great Plains?

• Russians
• English
• French
• Germans

What does self sufficient mean?

• Farmers were able to produce their needs on their farms.
• Farmers grew corn on their farms.
• Farmers raised livestock on their farms.  

Who took care of the sick on the Great Plains?

• doctors
• farmers
• mothers
• the government

What did many homesteaders live in?

• wooden houses
• sod houses
• farm houses
• apartments