The Buffalo Are Back

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.

In the mid-1800's, change first came to the plains when _____. (Page 6)

• wild horse herds appeared and competed with the buffalo

• French and American soldiers battled on prairie land, driving away buffalo.

• white fur hunters stacked the beautiful buffalo hides in pointed canoes

What happened when the grasshoppers ate the settlers' crops? (page 11)

• The fragile plants did not grow back.

• The settlers moved back to the East.

• The insects became ill and died, further upsetting the balance of nature.

How did naturalist W.T. Hornday contribute to the saving the buffalo. (Page 17)

• He visited Indian groups and studied their methods of managing the buffalo

• He discovered a small buffalo herd after acting on a tip from a Crow Indian

• He delivered hay to the last South Dakota herds during harsh winters

Besides establishing a bison range, how did Roosevelt help save the Buffalo? (page 20)

• by making it illegal to shoot buffalo

• by educating Great Plains ranchers about the importance of buffalo

• by raising buffalos on his own North Dakota ranch

After dust storms hit, the government taught farmers to _______. (Page 21)

• grow crops native to the American plains, including corn, squash, and beans

• drill deep wells to tap water and irrigate fields during dry spells

• plant and grow crops in curves instead of straight lines

What did a young Kansas girl do one day? (Page 23)

• She walked into her house waving a six-foot blade of grass.

• She rode her horse to a remote canyon and spotted several buffalo

• After a field trip, she decided to devote her life to saving praires.

People sowed native grasses on abandoned farms and public lands after ______. (Page 25)

• They prepared the soil with fire in the same way the Indians had once done

• they searched in the places plows had never reached

• tourists rediscovered the beauty of the prairies and arrived on the plains.

What is the meaning of the word "tough"?

• a large group of animals of one kind

• a hoofed shaggy animal that is similar to a bison

• someone who moves to a new place to start a new life

• long lasting; strong

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What is the meaning of the word "settlers"?

• a large group of animals of one kind

• a hoofed shaggy animal that is similar to a bison

• someone who moves to a new place to start a new life

• long lasting; strong

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