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US II SOL 2
Great Plains
Question | Answer |
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During the nineteenth century, people's ______________ of the Great Plains changed. | perceptions |
The Great Plains are made up of ____________ that rise gradually from east to west. | flatlands |
The land of the Great Plains is __________ by wind and water. | eroded |
There is little __________ in the Great Plains. | rainfall |
There are frequent ___________ storms in the Great Plains. | dust |
Because of new technologies, people saw the Great Plains not as a ____________ ___________, but as a vast area to be settled. | treeless wasteland |
This invention allowed people to mark property lines and keep their livestock contained. | barbed wire |
This invention was sharper and and better suited for digging in the dry, tough soil of the midwest. | steel plow |
This farming technique allowed farming in areas with little rainfall. | dry farming |
This adaptation allowed people to build shelter in the Great Plains where there were little trees or stones. | sod houses |
The grasslands were a perfect pasture area for these grazing animals. | beef cattle |
This type of plant grows best in drier climates. | wheat |
This invention pumped water from under the ground. | wind mills |
This invention connected the Atlantic with the Pacific. | Transcontinental railroad |
New opportunities and technological advances led to westward migration after the __________ __________. | Civil War |
Opportunities to ______ land was one reason for westward migration. | own |
Technological advances, such as the _________________ ___________________, encouraged some people to move west. | transcontinental railroad |
The discovery of _____________ lured some people to the West. | gold |
Former slaves moved west in search of a ______ _________________. | new beginning |