1. Chapter 11 Section 2 Farming the Plains Appointment Clock

2. 12 O’clock: The Beginnings of Settlement Where are the Great Plains located? Where are the Great Plains located? What nickname did Stephen Long give the region in 1819? What nickname did Stephen Long give the region in 1819? Define homestead and who supported the program? Define homestead and who supported the program? How many years did a settler have to live on the land before receiving the title? How many years did a settler have to live on the land before receiving the title? Describe hardships for settlers on the Great Plains. Describe hardships for settlers on the Great Plains.

3. 3 O’clock: The Wheat Belt Define dry farming. Define dry farming. How did sodbusters lose their homesteads? How did sodbusters lose their homesteads? What part of the farming process involved the thresher? What part of the farming process involved the thresher? What crop was well suited to be grown on the Great Plains? What crop was well suited to be grown on the Great Plains? Where is the Wheat Belt? Where is the Wheat Belt? Define bonanza farms. Define bonanza farms.

4. 6 O’ clock: Farmers Fall on Hard Times What destroyed crops and turned the soil into dust? What destroyed crops and turned the soil into dust? How did some farmers try to make it during the difficult times after a glut of foreign wheat hit the market? How did some farmers try to make it during the difficult times after a glut of foreign wheat hit the market? By 1900, what type of farmer cultivated 1/3 of the farms on the Plains? By 1900, what type of farmer cultivated 1/3 of the farms on the Plains?

5. 9 O’clock: Closing the Frontier What was one of the last large territories opened for settlement called? What was one of the last large territories opened for settlement called? Why did closing of the frontier worry many people? Why did closing of the frontier worry many people? How did many people on the Plains adapt to the environment? How did many people on the Plains adapt to the environment?