Ch. 10: Sodbusters

Prairie sod is best described as....

• a green carpet of grass in your front yard

• a thick mat of prairie grasses and wildflowers and their roots

• a thick mat of corn, soybeans and wheat plants

• a mixture of grass, trees and animals of the plains

Who founded the Grange, a farmers organization

• Henry Sibley

• Harriet Bishop

• George Bonga

• Alexander Ramsey

• Oliver Kelley

What railroad did James J Hill begin?

• Northern Pacific

• Great Northern

• Burlington Northern Santa Fe

• Union Pacfic

• Progressive Rail

Which of these was NOT a requirement of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• Live on the land for 8 years

• Must be head of household

• Improve or farm the land

• Build a home / cabin at least 12' x 14'

These typical farm chores on a homestead were usually done by... (gathering eggs, weeding garden, helping around the house, picking up rocks in the farm fields, get water from the well

• Mothers / Women

• Grandparents

• Children

• Fathers / Men

This organization of farmers was begun in 1867 so that farmers could share their concerns and learn about new farming techniques.

• The Cooperative

• The Grange

• 4H

• Boy Scouts & Girls Scouts

Who typically performed these farm chores on the homestead - (cooked, cleaned, sewed and mended clothes, made butter & cheese, preserved foods)?

• Mothers

• Fathers

• Pets

• Children

Who typically performed these chores on the homestead - (plow, plant and harvest crops; built or repaired farm buildings: cared for large animals)?

• Mothers

• Grandmothers

• Children

• Uncles

• Fathers

A person who buys and later sells land with the hope of making a profit is known as a .....

• subsistence farmer

• diversified farmer

• land speculator

• banker

Farmers who grow enough food to feed their own families and not much more are called...

• diversified farmers

• productive farmers

• subsistence farmers

• consolidate farmers