
2-4 Farming the Plains (US His Test)
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- Q1One important factor that spurred population growth was the construction of theairportshighwaysrailroadsbridges30s
- Q2How many acres of land could a settler get through the Homestead Act?80 acres320 acres160 acres640 acres30s
- Q3What is dry farming primarily used for?Harvesting fishIncreasing soil moistureGrowing crops in areas with little rainfallPlanting more trees30s
- Q4Two inventions that made harvesting large wheat crops easier were theplow and hoesickle and rakehand scythe and seed drillseed drill and the threshing machine30s
- Q5By the 1890s, why did wheat prices drop?bad weather affecting cropsincrease in wheat importsoverproduction of wheatdecreased demand for wheat30s