Motivations and Inventions WE

Select THREE reasons the Great Plains were difficult to settle.

• Not many trees

• Little rain (dry)

• Bitter cold winters

• Plenty of rainfall to help grow crops

Tell me as many reasons you can remember why people move into the Great Plains. Please use complete sentences.

How did the Homestead Act change peoples thoughts about the Great Plains?

Which invention was cheaper than wooden fences and kept the cattle on their land and of the crops?

• Windmill

• Barbed Wire

• Dry Farming

• Steel Plow

Which invention made it easier to break up the tough dry soil of the Great Plains?

• Dry Farming

• Steel Plow

• Windmill

• Horse and Buggy

What were a lot of houses made out of on the Great Plains since there were not many trees?

This helped communities get water from the ground.

How did the adaptations and inventions make it easier for people to settle the Great Plains? Anwer in complete sentences. Also, draw and label one invention that helped the settlers.