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LINKING EAST AND WEST - Lesson 2
Test Description: Chapter 7, Lesson 2, pages 230-235
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why didn't people settle on the Great Plains earlier?
A
Because they did not want to move to another state.
B
Because they did not like the Great Plains.
C
Because of dry land, wood was hard to find, and low rainfall.
2) Which answer BEST describes the Great Plains?
A
mostly flat, covered by grass, no trees
B
wet, humid land
C
lots of trees and excellent soil
3) What Act encouraged people to settle on the Great Plains?
A
The Homestead Act - get land cheap, cheap, cheap.
B
The Railroad Act.
C
The Fast Builder Act.
4) What did the Homestead Act offer settlers?
A
160 acres of land, and to pay small amount of money and farm the land for 5 years, then it belonged to you..
B
10 acres of great farmland.
C
5 acres of land.
5) What was the name given to African-American homesteaders?
A
exoDusters
B
exoMusters
C
exoPlusters
6) What was the climate during Winter on the Great Plains?
A
long, cold, blizzards
B
hot and humid
C
rainy
7) What was the climate during Spring on the Great Plains?
A
mild
B
thunderstorms, heavy rains, floods, tornados, and hailstones as big as baseballs.
C
cloudy and rainy
8) What was the climate during Summer on the Great Plains?
A
rainy and humid
B
windy
C
hot and dry; droughts (no rain); prarie fires
9) Millions of this kind of insect appeared on the Great Plains in the 1870's?
A
grasshoppers
B
crickets
C
bees
10) Great Plains farmers became known as _______ because they had to break through so much thick soil.
A
sodbusters
B
cattlebusters
C
trailbusters
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