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Settling the Great Plains

Authored by Lori Tankersley

Social Studies, History

5th Grade

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Settling the Great Plains
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did many American immigrants move to the Great Plains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

to get free land

to work in factories

to find gold

to fight in a war

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which phrases best describe the physical characteristics of the Great Plains?

(Choose 3)

treeless grassland

plentiful forests

abundance of water resources








limited water resources

tough, dry soil

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After the Civil War, the number of farms grew dramatically in the

Great Plains

Homestead Act

Immigrants

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some of that growth in farms was due to the ___________________ ,which gave free land to families.

Great Plains

Homestead Act

Immigrants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Many of the families who received free land were ________________.

Great Plains

Homestead Act

Immigrants

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did early white settlers of the Great Plains use their environment to make homes?

They used bundles of prairie wheat to construct homes.

They used the abundant trees on the plains to construct homes.

They used bricks of prairie sod to construct homes.

They used buffalo hides to construct easily movable homes.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did windmills improve life on the Great Plains?

They powered well-drilling machines to give farmers access to water underground.

They powered steel plows to give farmers assistance tilling the hard soil.

They powered wheat harvesting equipment to give farmers help to harvest their crops.

They powered tree-cutting machinery to give farmers access to lumber.

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