Vocabulary
In the Homestead Act, land was given to these groups to improve transportation.
What is railroad companies?
Why did most settlers use sod to build their houses?
There were not very many trees in the area.
Why did the government pass the Homestead Act in 1862?
They passed the Homestead Act to try to get people to move to and settle on the land in the Great Plains region.
A person who starts a business.
What is an entrepreneur?
What does the word "adapt" mean?
To change -
In this case . . . to changing to fit the land.
The amount of a product for sale.
They were often filled with bugs and mice.
What did the Homestead Act state?
The Homestead Act stated that anyone over 21 years of age could get 160 free acres of land in the plains as long as they lived on the land for 5 years and made improvements to it.
What crop is best grown in a dry climate?
Wheat is best grown in a dry climate.
What is an area of flat or rolling land with wildflowers and grasses called?
Prairie
What is a consumer?
What did the Sioux Indians sleep in?
They slept in tepees.
Why did the railroad companies advertise their new routes throughout the United States and other countries?
They wanted people to move there to get more business.
This term refers to areas of land in the country or near farms.
What are rural areas?
Name two ways the Native Americans used buffalos to survive.
Any two:
*Ate the meat
*Used the bones for tools and arrows
*Made clothing from the hides
*Used buffalo chips for making fires
What is demand?
What is sod?
Sod is a layer of soil held together by roots and grasses.
How long did it take settlers to travel to the Great Plains from the cities in the East?
It would take settlers six weeks to reach the Great Plains from the cities in the East.
What is urbanization?
This term describes the growth of cities.
Name a product that is in demand in the summertime (in modern times).
Various answer: Any item that people use a lot of in the summertime.
Being able to do something on your own.
What is being self-sufficient?
How were sod houses beneficial in the summer and the winter months?
Sod houses were cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
What term was often used to describe the land in the western part of the Great Plains in the mid-1800s due to the flat, dry land?
It was known as the Great American Desert.
Where are raw materials, like wheat and corn, processed into foods like bread or cereal?
Food processing plants, often located in cities.
What states are located in the Plains Region?
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa