This is the vocabulary word meaning 'The land beyond a settlement'.
What is the Frontier
100
What trail was often used by settlers who were traveling west?
The Wilderness Road
100
After the Spanish brought them from Europe, this animal became very important to the Lakota people.
What is the horse
100
Who invented the Model T automobile?
Henry Ford
100
Railroads began carrying tons of corn, grain, wheat, and crops from the middle west across the country. Because of this the middle west was nicknamed __________.
America's Breadbasket
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This man was one of the first settlers in the new frontier during the 1790s. He was from Haiti.
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
200
What were the four ways pioneers could travel to their land on the frontier?
On foot, horseback, flatboat, and conestoga wagon
200
What animal was hunted by the Lakota and used for many things such as food, clothing, spoons, and needles.
The Buffalo
200
What made the creation of the Model T different from anything created before?
The use of the assembly line or production line.
200
How have farms in the middle west changed over the last 100 years.
1) They are much larger
2) They are run by companies instead of families.
3) They use machinery and technology
300
In general, what direction did the frontier move in the United States?
West
300
What kind of houses did the pioneers build after they reached the frontier?
Log or sod homes
300
What happened to the buffalo when settlers began moving onto the plains?
So many buffalo were being killed that there were very few left. They were in danger of extinction.
300
Why did many African Americans migrate to the middle west?
To find jobs and equality.
300
This word describes a farm or ranch that is combined with other businesses.
Agribusiness
400
How did the government encourage settlers to move to the frontier?
The government sold the land cheaply, for $1 per acre.
400
This pioneer invented a plow that used saw blades to make plowing much easier.
John Deere
400
Why did the United States Government and many white prospectors want the Lakota to give up the Black Hills?
Gold was discovered there.
400
This woman was a famous pilot who was trying to fly around the world when her plane disappeared.
Amelia Earhart
400
What industry is important in the middle west because of iron mining?
The steel industry because steel is made from iron.
500
During what time period was the middle west part of the frontier?
During the middle and late 1800s
500
How were the pioneers self-sufficient?
They had to create everything they would need to live. They made their own homes, furniture, farms, soaps, and candles. They had to hunt or plant all the food they would need to survive.
500
What is the name of the battle that was fought between the United States (led by George Custer) and the Lakota (led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse).
The Battle of Little Bighorn or Custer's Last Stand
500
The manufacturing industry has changed since the 1920s. Now most factory jobs are done by this kind of machine that is controlled by computers.
Robot
500
These buildings, made from steel, can be built many stories high. In fact, the largest of these in the United States is in Chicago.