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Westward Expansion 2
VA SOL USII.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did people see the Great Plains as | treeless wasteland |
| Used by settlers in place of wood to make fences on the Great Plains | barbed wire |
| New, harder plow that could cut through the tough sod of the Great Plains | steel plow |
| Shelter built of tough, prairie sod by settlers of the Great Plains | sod house |
| Used to pump water from deep wells on the Great Plains | windmill |
| Railroad line completed in 1869 that linked the east and west coasts of the US and helped to move people, products, and raw materials across the continent | Transcontinental Railroad |
| Wheat is a grass crop that is raised successfully on the Great Plains | wheat farming |
| What development changed people’s perceptions of the Great Plains? | dry farming |
| Settlers raised cattle on the grasslands of the Great Plains | beef cattle raising |
| A rock or mineral from which iron can be used to get metal that can then be sold for money | iron ore |
| A factory that uses iron ore to produce steel which is a metal | steel mill |
| An example of where the textile industry was located | New England |
| An example of where the automobile industry was located | Detroit |
| An example of where the steel industry was located | Pittsburg |
| What linked resources, products and markets? | transporation |
| Where were areas of manufacturing clustered? | centers of population |
| How are states grouped? | political regions |
| What serves as centers of trade and have political, economic and /or cultural significance? | cities |
| study all 50 state capitals, abbreviations, and locations. | Yes, I will! |
| Know the location of all major cities. | Yes, I will! |
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Mrs. Estes
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