How did our view change of the great plains

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How did our view change of the great plains

Change of Perspective TREELESS WASTELAND VAST AREA TO BE SETTLED

What are the physical features of the great plains?

Flat lands Low rainfall FLED Erosion Dust storms

What are the reasons for westward expansion? Why did we move West?

Land Adventure LARGE Railroad Gold Escape discrimination

What are the new technologies of the great plains

Windmills Steel Plow Wheat Farming Railroads Barbed Wire Sod Houses Reaper Beef Cattle Ranching

Windmill

Used to pump water out of the ground

Barbed Wire

Types of fence used to protect crops from cattle.

Sod House

Shelters made of dirt and grass bricks

Reaper

Used to harvest wheat

Steel Plow

Used to dig deeply into the hard soil

Dry Farming

Planting seeds deep in the soil where it was still moist

Wheat Farming

Grown on the Great Plains because it can survive with limited amounts of water