| A | B |
|---|
| dry farming | this type of farming was used out west for areas with very little rainfall |
| drought resistant crops | crops that can grow with very little water |
| steel plow | A plow that was created to cut through thick prairie grasses |
| windmill | a machine created to pump water from the ground |
| barbed wire | a cheap method of ensuring that livestock did not escape and also kept out predators |
| The Homestead Act | This act gave settlers 160 acres of land if they met the requirements |
| A homesteader | One who moved out west and settled the great plains |
| sodbuster | one who farmed the land of the plains |
| sod houses | houses made from sod |
| sod | thick, prairie grass that was used to make houses |
| exodusters | African Americans who left the south to move out west |
| exodus | a mass exit of people from one area or region |
