Farming
The practice of producing enough food to feed one's own family, but not enough to sell at market
subsistence farming
How many acres could a homesteader get?
160
How did Railroad Companies cheat farmers?
1. Railroad inspectors told farmers their crops weren't worth as much as they actually were
2. Railroad companies increased fees to transport and store crops
Minneapolis was nicknamed: ________ _______
Mill City
a reason someone would leave their country
Push Factor
The practice of producing/growing a variety of crops and livestock
Diversified farming
How many years did a settler have to live on their homestead to qualify for the Homestead Act?
5
Dylan Is so bad at everything LOL
Yes
What natural resource powered all of the flour mills in Minneapolis?
The Falls of St. Anthony
A person who moves into a new country
Immigrant
1 acre is about the size of 1 ___________________
football field
According to the Homestead Act, a settler must build a ________________ on their land.
house
Explain how the Railroad helped the development of Minnesota.
1. Railroad brought new settlers, which increased the population
2. Railroad companies sold land to settlers
3. The railroad connected Minnesota to other places around the USA
What grain is ground up and turned into flour?
wheat
a person who buys and sells land to make a profit
land speculator
before farming, a settler had to plow the land and dig up the prairie _________________
sod
According to the Homestead Act, settlers had to _____________________ the soil.
farm/cultivate/improve
Besides using the railroad, what other ways could settlers use to travel to Minnesota?
1. oxcart
2. steamboat
3. covered wagon
4. stagecoach
Which biome in Minnesota was best for farming?
Prairie
a group of farmers who worked together to get the best prices for their products
The Grange
this crop was planted and became "KING" in Minnesota
wheat
Name 5 qualities that land/soil had in Minnesota that made Pioneers want to farm here.
1. There was a LOT of land (abundant)
2. The land was flat
3. there were a lot of nutrients in the soil
4. The land was cheap
5. The land/soil was productive
Of all of the immigrants that came from other countries, _________________ immigrants came to Minnesota in the largest numbers
German
If you grow enough wheat to sell at market, you are a __________________ farmer
diversified
a person who leaves a country to live somewhere else
emigrant