Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Sodbusters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There were four main ways to acquire land in MN at the end of the 1800s and early 1900

*Pick the one that is NOT a main way to get land.

a)

Patrons of Husbandry

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Buy it from a land speculator

d)

If you were a Union soldier you got it for free

2.

Sodbuster refers to what main job / industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s

a)

Logging

b)

Textiles

c)

Farming

d)

Mining

3.

What was Minnesota’s main cash crop in the late 1800’s?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Lumber

c)

Wheat

d)

Soybeans

4.

To help combat against railroad prices Oliver Kelly helped set up what organization?

a)

The Wheat Collation

b)

Patrons of Husbandry or Grange

c)

The Farmers’ Cooperative

d)

Farmers for a Fair Price (FFAFP)

5.
How did the arrival of railroads positively affected Minnesota’s economy?
a)
They brought more settlers to MN.
b)
They made traveling faster and easier.
c)
They allowed the local markets to expand and farmers to make more profit.
d)
All of these
6.

How could settlers obtain land in Minnesota?


a)
Settlers could get land from the Homestead Act.
b)
Settlers could purchase land from a land speculator or the railroad.
c)
Settlers could settle on government land and ask to buy it later.
d)
All of these
7.
What is "subsistence farming"?
a)
The practice of producing enough food to feed one’s family, but not enough to sell at market.
b)
A law passed in 1862 that provided up to 160 acres of land to settlers who would live on it and farm it for five years.
c)
Someone who buys and sells land, hoping to make a profit, often at great financial risk.
d)
Part of economic activity where people buy and sell goods and services. Markets are where prices are determined.
8.
What is "diversified farming"?
a)
The practice of producing a variety of crops and livestock on one farm.
b)
A nationwide organization for farmers that supports their economic well-being and their political interests.
c)
An organization formed to help its members buy or sell products as a large group in order to get better prices.
d)
To control or adjust something in order to change how it works
9.
What is a "cooperative"?
a)
The practice of producing a variety of crops and livestock on one farm. 
b)
A nationwide organization for farmers that supports their economic well-being and their political interests. 
c)
 An organization formed to help its members buy or sell products as a large group in order to get better prices. 
d)
To control or adjust something in order to change how it works.
10.

Prairie sod is best described as....

a)

a green carpet of grass in your front yard

b)

a thick mat of prairie grasses and wildflowers and their roots

c)

a business term: SOD = Sale On Delivery

d)

a mixture of grass, trees and animals of the plains

11.

Who founded the Grange, a farmers organization

a)

Henry Sibley

b)

Harriet Bishop

c)

George Bonga

d)

Alexander Ramsey

e)

Oliver Kelley

12.

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

a)

Mothers / Women

b)

Grandparents

c)

Children

d)

Fathers / Men

13.

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

a)

The Cooperative

b)

The Grange

c)

4H

d)

Boy Scouts & Girls Scouts

14.

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

a)

Mothers

b)

Fathers

c)

Pets

d)

Children

15.

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

a)

Mothers

b)

Grandmothers

c)

Children

d)

Uncles

e)

Fathers

16.

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

a)

subsistence farmer

b)

diversified farmer

c)

land speculator

d)

banker

17.

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

a)

diversified farmers

b)

productive farmers

c)

subsistence farmers

d)

consolidate farmers

e)

subsurface farmers

18.

Farmers who did NOT acquire land through the Homestead Act could also purchase land from....

a)

The Railroads

b)

The Voyageurs

c)

The Fur Traders

d)

The Soldiers

e)

Amazon

19.

Early Minnesota farmers grew a lot of _____ to earn most of their money.

a)

soybeans

b)

sugar beets

c)

apples

d)

wheat

e)

bananas

20.

Which of these was NOT a typical hazards or hardships farmers may have experienced...

a)

grasshopper plaques eating their crops

b)

dangerous blizzards endangering their livestock

c)

harmful earthquakes damaging their homes

d)

violent tornadoes and storms during the summer

e)

prices for their crops that were too low

Similar Resources on Wayground

Unit 1 Review

25 questions

Unit 1 Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Wilmington Race Riots

20 questions

Wilmington Race Riots

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Chapter 3: L1-2

20 questions

Chapter 3: L1-2

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

ASHOKA THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR

17 questions

ASHOKA THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Chapter 5 Ancient Hebrews and Judaism

19 questions

Chapter 5 Ancient Hebrews and Judaism

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Week 20: Islamic Empire

20 questions

Week 20: Islamic Empire

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

Ancient China

18 questions

Ancient China

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 9th Grade