Vocab
A small freestanding house built with blocks of turf or sod.
What is a Soddy?
How many years did it take to settle 400 million acres?
30 years
What were some jobs of Women?
Making wool, hauling water, making soaps and candles, canning fruits and vegetables
An act passed in 1862 which offered 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was the head of the household.
What is the Homestead Act?
What year was Yellowstone National Park created?
1872
What were the dry eastern plains called after they flourished?
"breadbasket of the nation"
African Americans who moved from the post-Reconstruction South to Kansas.
What are Exodusters?
How many acres did individuals buy from the government by 1880?
19 million acres
Farmers felt pressure from the rising cost of what crop?
Grain
Enormous single-crop spreads of 15,000-50,000 acres created by railroad companies and investors.
What is Bonanza Farming?
How many transcontinental railroads did the U.S boast in 1911?
5
What were four hardships that frontier settlers faced?
Droughts, floods, fires, blizzards
Act in 1862 and 1890 gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.
What is the Morrill Act?
What year did Congress pass the Homestead Act?
1862
What was the act that established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new developments
The Hatch Act