| A | B |
|---|
| Steel Plow | Invented by John Deere. Used to "bust" tough sod |
| Windmill | Used to pump water out of ground |
| Barbed Wire | Twisted, sharp wire used to fence in large areas |
| Sod House | Made from "bricks" of earth, provided inexpensive shelter. |
| Long Horn Beef Cattle | Hardy, tough cattle that needed little water or food |
| Railroads | Made transportation of people and resources cheaper and faster. |
| Wheat farming | Tough, hardy grain that required little moisture. |
| Joseph Glidden | Inventor of barbed wire fencing |
| John Deere | Inventor of steel plow. |
| Sod Buster | Nick name given to Great Plains settlers. |
| Treeless Wasteland | Name used to describe the Great Plains in the early 1800s |
| Homestead Act | Program that promised 160 acres of land to settlers. |
