
Sodbusters and Homesteaders
Authored by Emily Cook
History
5th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How much land was offered to homesteaders?
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100 acres of land
16 acres of land
200 acres of land
160 acres of land
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who invented the steel plow in 1837?
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James Oliver
Cyrus McCormick
Joseph Glidden
John Deere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In which territory did the federal government offer free land in an 1889 land rush?
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
South Dakota
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why was a new type of wheat needed on the Great Plains?
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The soil on the Great Plains was too dry to grow many kinds of wheat.
The winters on the Great Plains were too cold to grow many kinds of wheat.
The winds on the Great Plains were too strong to grow many kinds of wheat.
The farmers on the Great Plains did not have the right tools to grow many kinds of wheat.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How did the invention of barbed wire promote farming on the Great Plains?
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It made it easier to store crops after they were harvested.
It made it easier to provide water to help grow crops.
It made it easier to build sod houses in which to live.
It made it easier to keep livestock from wandering away.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How was James Oliver's iron plow an improvement over John Deere's steel plow? Page 433
It was less expensive and lasted longer.
It was lighter and easier to use.
It made it easier for farmers to harvest their crops.
It could be pulled by horses.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which president signed the Homestead Act in 1862?
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Andrew Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Deere
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