Answer Key 1. wood, water 2. the Civil War 3. railroads 4. 1862, the Homestead Act 5. 160, 5 6. dry farming, moisture 7. seed drill, threshing machine 8. Nebraska, Kansas 9. drought, dust 10. overproduction 11. Oklahoma Land Rush 12. Students’ answers will vary but they should mention some of the following factors: the free land provided to people willing to work the land; the decade of unusually frequent rain; the global demand for wheat; the Great Plains’ suitability for bonanza wheat farming; and the new farming technologies developed in the Great Plains.
Answer Key 1. wood, water 2. the Civil War 3. railroads 4. 1862, the Homestead Act 5. 160, 5 6. dry farming, moisture 7. seed drill, threshing machine 8. Nebraska, Kansas 9. drought, dust 10. overproduction 11. Oklahoma Land Rush 12. Students’ answers will vary but they should mention some of the following factors: the free land provided to people willing to work the land; the decade of unusually frequent rain; the global demand for wheat; the Great Plains’ suitability for bonanza wheat farming; and the new farming technologies developed in the Great Plains.