Inventions & Adaptations - Great Plains

Due to the lack of trees for wood, many settlers in the 1800s build ___ houses.

The completion of the Transcontinental ________ in 1869 linked the east & west coasts of the United States.

The _______ nearly went extinct (totally died out) in the late 1800s after westward settlers killed many for sport.

The invention of ______ wire helped change the west by keeping cattle from wandering off.

_____ farming is common on the Great Plains because it grows well in dry soil.

The ________ helps pump water out of the ground.

The invention of the _____ plow helped farmers dig up the tough soil on the Great Plains.

Lots of beef ______ are raised on the Great Plains (especially in Texas).