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USII.2abc Matchup   (revised 11/10)
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 | HOMESTEAD ACT | Gave 160 acres of land to those willing to farm on the Great Plains. |  | SOD | Packed dirt held together by roots - cut into squares |  | "TREELESS WASTELAND" | How most people, before 1860, saw the Great Plains. |  | PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE GREAT PLAINS | Flatlands rising gradually from east to west; low rainfall; dust storms |  | NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF THE PLAINS | Steel plows, barbed wires, windmills, dry farming, railroads |  | PITTSBURGH | Steel mill center |  | NEW ENGLAND | textile mill center |  | DETROIT | Automobile manufacturing center |  |  | ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, NY, PA |  |  | DE, MD, WV, VA, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, FL, MS, AR, LA |  |  | OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO KS, NE, SD, ND |  |  | TX, OK, NM, AZ |  |  | CO, UT, NV, MT, WY, ID |  |  | WA, OR, CA |  |  | AL, HI |  
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