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Great Plains farmers became known as _______ because they had to break through so much thick soil.
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
What was the name given to African-American homesteaders?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
What Act encouraged people to settle on the Great Plains?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
Which answer BEST describes the Great Plains?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
Why didn't people settle on the Great Plains earlier?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
What was the climate during Winter on the Great Plains?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
What was the climate during Spring on the Great Plains?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
What was the climate during Summer on the Great Plains?
sodbusters
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
exoDusters
long, cold, blizzards
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
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