Geography
Technology
Morrill Act
Bonanza Farms
Way of Life
100
What type of land was the most prevalent in the western United States of America?
Flat plains
100
Who invented the steel plow in 1837 that could slice through heavy soil?
John Deere
100
What was the main purpose of the Act?
To improve agricultural education
100
How many acres did the smallest Bonanza farm make up?
15,000 acres
100
What were African-American settlers from the post-reconstruction South to Kansas called?
Exodusters
200
What ran across the West that aided in the shipping and storage of crops?
The Transcontinental Railroad
200
What invention prevented animals from trampling crops and wandering off?
Barbed wire
200
Along with the Morrill Act, which Act of 1887 established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new developments?
Hatch Act
200
How many crops did workers harvest at Bonanza farms?
One
200
What did the government create in 1872 in hopes of salvaging precious western land?
Yellowstone National Park
300
What geographical landmark slowed down the construction of the railroads?
The Rocky Mountains
300
What invention helped crop dehydration by bringing up underground water for irrigation?
Steel windmill
300
Federal land was given to whom to finance agricultural colleges?
States
300
How many workers were needed on an average Bonanza farm?
Hundreds
300
What party erose from the farmers' revolt against the governemnt for unfair treatment?
Populist Party
400
What kind of house was often built in the prairie where trees were scarce?
Soddy
400
What was invented in 1841 that aided in the process of planting?
Grain drill
400
Through education, farming improved. What nickname were the plains given?
“Breadbasket of the nation”
400
When did Bonanza farms start popping up?
1870s
400
Mary Elizabeth Lease was the leader of what?
The Populist Party
500
How many acres in the West did the government want to be settled and turned into farmland, and how many families ended up settling?
400 million and 600,000 respectively
500
Who was Cyprus McCormick and why was he significant?
He mass - produced a reaping machine, and his efforts made American agriculture thrive
500
In which years were the Morrill Acts passed?
1862 & 1890
500
What two organizations/people created Bonanza farms?
Railroad companies & investors
500
What were the biggest problems facing farmers?
Drought & debt
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