Bonanza Farms
What are the large farms that spring up in the Red River Valley during this time period?
Bonanza Farms
Who was the land agent that did not want the land to be sold to speculators?
James B. Power
Which Act allowed settlers to acquire 160 acres of land if they promised to live on the land for five years?
Homestead Act
Which type of bonanza is taking place in the western part of the state?
Cattle Bonanza
Which man, who starts a farm near the great town of Casselton, is known as the "Wheat King"?
Oliver Dalrymple
Divisions and Sub-Divisions
Which process allowed Spring wheat to become more profitable?
Minnesota Patent
What did the Timber Culture Act promote?
The planting of trees
What town is founded by Marquis de Mores, named after his wife?
Medora
What was the type of wheat that could grow in this harsh climate?
Spring Wheat
Which two men were convinced by James B. Power to start a large farm in the Red River Valley?
George Cass and Benjamin Chaney
How much did the population of Dakota increase during the boom years?
1,000 percent
How many million acres had been purchased during the Dakota Boom?
8 million
Who came to the Badlands in 1883 and ended up buying the Maltese Cross Ranch?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the population of Northern Dakota in 1890?
190,000
90
Which two countries are responsible for the largest number of immigrants coming into our area?
Norway and Canada
What was the common name for acquiring land under the Timber Culture Act?
Tree Claims
What law school did Oliver Dalrymple attend?
Yale Law School
What was the leader of a division called?
Superintendent
What crops did Bonanza Farms grow?
What about Bonanza farms made them so popular to the rest of the country?
Well-organized, ran like a factory
How many buildings existed in Medora by 1885?
84
What was the key to the new method of milling wheat?
Slower grinding of the wheat separated the bran