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Great Plains Vocab

TermDefinition
Barbed wire Twisted metal wires with sharp barbs; used by homesteaders to protect their land.
Erosion The gradual destruction or reduction of something
Great Plains A region of flat, dry grasslands between the Appalachian and the Rocky mountains
Settler/Homesteader a person who settles in a new place and establishes a home or farm
Windmill Used by homesteaders to pump water from the ground.
Exoduster African Americans who migrated from Southern States because of economic, political, and social grievances to Great Plains states like Kansas after the Reconstruction period.
Wheat A hardy crop that grew well in the dry climate of the Great Plains.
Cattle These animals were raised across the Great Plains for food and driven north to cities like Chicago to be processed.
Vaqueros Men of Hispanic descent who herded livestock across the Great Plains.
Dry farming A farming method used in dry regions. This made it possible to grow crops with very little rain.
Steel Plow Made of heavy steel, this technological advancement allowed homesteaders to prepare the soil for planting.
Homestead Act Granted 160 acres of government land to any settler who would farm it for at least five years
Sodbusters Homesteaders who lived in homes made out of sod, or earth.
Mechanized Reaper An invention that mechanized farming so that crops no longer had to be harvested by hand
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