What happened on the long-ago day the orange buffalo calf was born? (Page 3) A settler's plow cut into the prairies thick turf less than a mile away. The Indians set the prairie grasses ablaze to make the soil richer. Lightning struck the winter-dry plains, causing the buffalo to stampede.
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The Indians set the prairie grasses ablaze to make the soil richer.
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In the mid-1800's, change first came to the plains when _____.
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white fur hunters stacked the beautiful buffalo hides in pointed canoes
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What happened when the grasshoppers ate the settlers' crops?
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The fragile plants did not grow back.
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How did naturalist W.T. Hornday contribute to the saving the buffalo?
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He discovered a small buffalo herd after acting on a tip from a Crow Indian.
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Besides establishing a bison range, how did Roosevelt help save the Buffalo?
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by making it illegal to shoot buffalo
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After dust storms hit, the government taught farmers to _______.
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plant and grow crops in curves instead of straight lines
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What did a young Kansas girl do one day?
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She walked into her house waving a six-foot blade of grass.
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