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| What three things did pioneers do when they came to the Midwest? | 1.)started farms 2.) rushed in to claim land 3.) built homes |
| What is the main disadvantage of a house built of sod? | hard to keep clean |
| How did John Deere help farmers? | built a plow that could break the tough prairie sod |
| What causes soil to turn to dust and blow away? | drought |
| List three reasons for the 1800's land rush. | 1.) 1,000's wanted to start farms 2.) Native Americans were not as much of a threat 3.) European pioneers kept pushing forward |
| What did John Deere develop? | new steel plow |
| What happened when the government forced the Native Americans to sell their land? | land rush started |
| What did settlers use to build homes when trees weren't available? | sod |
| What was a good feature of a sod home? | warm in the winter, cool in the summer |
| Name three parts of sod. | grass, roots and dirt |
| What transportation was built by the mid-1800's that helped the region to become a center of farming. | railroads |
| What do you call a period of little or no rain? | drought |
| What did they call the Midwest during the 1930's drought? | Dust Bowl |
| What do you call a person who makes and repairs metal items? | blacksmith |
| What do you call a person who organizes and manages a new business? | entrepreneur |
