Usii 2A - Settlement Of The Great Plains

Front 1

During the early 1800s, the large interior region of the United States was called the "_________ _________ _______ and a "_______ _______."

Back 1

Great American Desert and treeless wasteland

Front 2

The "treeless wasteland" consisted of a _________, _________, __________ that rose gradually from the Mississippi River to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Back 2

vast, flat, plateau

Front 3

What is the climate of the Great American Desert in the summer?

Back 3

The climate is hot and dry during the summers.

Front 4

What is the climate of the Great American Desert in the winter?

Back 4

The climate is harsh with freezing cold winters.

Front 5

The soil/sod was held together by grass roots, but could be easily eroded by _____ and _________ when farmed.

Back 5

water and wind

Front 6

Name a condition that did not deter thousands of people from moving to the Great Plains during the mid-1800s.

Back 6

The easy erosion of the soil or sod.

Front 7

The expansion of this played an important role in the westward movement of people into the Great Plains region.

Back 7

The nation's railroad system

Front 8

The railroad system allowed people to transport _________, _________ and __________ to market.

Back 8

products, crops and livestock

Front 9

With lumber being very expensive and in short supply, settlers built their home out of ________ instead of _____.

Back 9

sod instead of wood

Front 10

What are flexible bricks made out of?

Back 10

Flexible bricks are made out of hand-cut sod that contains long grass roots.

Front 11

New _______ ______ helped people see the Great Plains not as a "treeless wasteland", but as a vast area to be settled.

Back 11

technological advances

Front 12

Name three technological advances that promoted growth in the Great Plains.

Back 12

1. Windmill powered water pump
2. Steel plow
3. Dry farming

Front 13

What is the purpose of a windmill powered water pump?

Back 13

The purpose of a windmill powered water pump is to allow settlers to use the wind to tap into underground water.