Vocabulary
Each worker does only one small part of the manufacturing process
Assembly line
President Thomas Jefferson bought what from France?
List two main waterways in the Midwest
The Great Lakes and the Mississippi River
How much of a product produces will make at different prices
Supply
Land set aside by the government for American Indians
Reservation
Who were the two men that explored the territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
List 3 reasons why waterways are so important to the Midwest
Transportation, water for drinking, farming
How much of a product consumers will buy at different prices
Demand
Wide, flat open land. People have replaced most of the tall grasses with farmland.
Prairie
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
Offered land for a small fee to people who would live there for 5 years.
Describe the land in the Midwest
Mostly flat with some hilly areas, prairies, forests, harsh climate
What happens to the demand when prices drop?
Demand often rises
A high river bank that stops a river from flowing
Levee
What was life like for a homesteader?
Harsh weather, prairie fires, clouds of grasshoppers, schools made of sod
Two details describing the Plains Indians
Followed and hunted buffalo, homes - tepee
What happens to prices when there is a high supply of a product?
Prices decrease
A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
Tributary
What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Two details describing the Woodland Indians
Built homes of wood, mound builders
What happens to prices when there is a high demand for a product?
Prices increase