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U.S. History Ch. 2.2

Authored by Mark Kirchgassner

Social Studies

11th Grade

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U.S. History Ch. 2.2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When Major Stephen Long explored the Great Plains in 1819, he declared the region to be

an area that had too many Native American settlements.

a place well suited for cattle ranching.

perfect for the cultivation of wheat.

unfit for human habitation.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the U.S. government encourage the settlement of the Great Plains?

by giving cheap loans to farmers

by giving free land to the railroads

by passing the Homestead Act

by selling land to prospectors

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains?

prairie fires

flooding

too many trees

loose soil

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

_______ was a practice in which a farmer planted seeds deep in the ground where moisture was present.

Sodbusting

Prairie dogging

Dry farming

Threshing

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Farmers who attempted to farm in the Plains by plowing the land were called

sodbusters.

clodhoppers.

prairie men.

dirt farmers.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following innovations allowed farmers to harvest large crops quickly?

the thresher

the plow

the automatic spindler

the mechanical reaper

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following crops was found to thrive in the harsh conditions in the Great Plains?

corn

wheat

beans

barley

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