Westward Movement

Which is NOT true of the Great Plains?

• Flat lands that rise from east to west

• Old, eroded mountains

• Land eroded by wind and water

• Low rainfall & frequent dust storms

What enabled settlers to move to the Great Plains?

• The discovery of gold and silver

• Opportunities in logging and mining

• Knowledge of the Oregon and Santa Fe trails

• Inventions and adaptations

Settlers wanted to fence their land but there wasn't much wood so someone invented

• Barbed wire

• Steel plows

• Windmills

• Railroads

Settlers wanted to farm the Great Plains but there wasn't much water so someone invented...

• Barbed wire

• Steel plows

• Windmills

• Railroads

Settlers wanted to farm the land but the soil was difficult to work so someone invented

• Barbed wire

• Steel plows

• Windmills

• Railroads

Which is NOT a Great Plains farming adaptation?

• Cotton farming

• Dry farming

• Beef cattle farming

• Wheat farming

Railroads, opportunities for former slaves, gold & silver and opportunities for land are all

• Adaptations

• Inventions

• Motivations

• Technological advances

Which geographic feature was important for factories?

• Plains

• Plateaus

• Rivers

• Mountains

The steel industry is to Pittsburgh as the automobile industry is to

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Detroit

• Denver

The textile industry was based in

• New England

• The Mid Atlantic

• The South

• The West