Give two examples of problems farmers faced in the 1800's.
drought, insects, injuries, attacks, lack of technology
100
True or False
Farmers in the 1900's had more land than farmers do today.
False - farmers in the 1900's had less land than farmers do today, but they had more land than in the 1800's.
100
True or False
Today farmers have farms that are hundreds of acres. Farms are much bigger today than in the 1800's.
True
100
How many years do farmer's have to improve the land?
5 years
100
Name 2 animals that you might see on a farm.
cow, pig, horse, goat, sheep, chicken
200
What is the tool in the picture? It was used to cut down crops in the 1800's. CHOICES: scythe, cultivator, flail
scythe
200
This is a picture of an important tool used for farming in the 1900's. It was pulled by a horse and made deep holes in the ground for planting. What is it called? CHOICES: steel plow, scythe, tractor
steel plow
200
This is a picture of new technology farmers use to spray their crops with fertilizer and pesticides. What is this called? CHOICES: airplane flying, crop dusting, air-planting
crop dusting
200
What did farmers have to do to improve the land or make it better?
plant crops on it
200
What is one thing that has stayed the same throughout farming all of these years in the Midwest?
animals, crops, hard working
300
Houses in the 1800's were made out of dirt, mud and grass roots. What were these houses called?
Soddies
300
Farmers lived in better houses in the 1900's. What kind of houses did they live in?
log cabins
300
What else might you see near a farmer's house today?
Barn for the animals, barn for the tractors
300
Who gives the land to the farmers?
the government
300
What did a lot of the farmers use to help them in the field with their farms?
animals - horses mostly
400
True or False
Farmers had a lot of land to use for farming in the 1800's.
False - farmers had small pieces of land that planted enough food to feed their families.
400
True or False
Farmers in the 1900's only farmed enough food to feed their families (2-5 people).
False - Farms in the 1900's were bigger so they could feed more people (20-50 people).
400
True or False
Farms today feed thousands of people.
True
400
True or False
The Homestead Act is still used with farmers today?
False - farm land is very expensive today. Land isn't given out for free anymore.
400
What is one thing that has made a big change from farming in the 1800's to today? (besides their houses)
milking cows - 1800's milked by hand and today milking machine.
tractors - 1800's horse-drawn cultivator and today modern tractors.
500
What percentage of the population lived and worked on farms in the 1800's? CHOICES: 2%, 40%, 90%
90%
500
What percentage of the population lived and worked on farms in the 1900's? CHOICES: 2%, 40%, 90%
40%
500
What percentage of the population live and work on farms today? CHOICES: 2%, 40%, 90%
What is 2%
500
Explain the Homestead Act in two sentences.
The government would give land to farmers to use. If the farmers improved the land by planting on it then after 5 years the farmers received the land for free.
500
What is Miss W's favorite vegetable?
CHOICES: corn, potatoes, soy beans