Homesteaders 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 29-05-16 16:14 When was the Homestead Act and what did it entail? 1862 - 160 acres of land for free if lived on for 5 years 1 of 13 When was the Timber and Culture Act and what did it entail? 1873 - and extra 160 acres of free land if 40 acres of trees are planted 2 of 13 When was the Desert Land Act and what did it entail? 1877 - right to buy 640 acres cheaply in low rainfall areas 3 of 13 When was the American Civil War? 1861-65 4 of 13 What was the solution to lack of fuel? Burned buffalo chips (dung) 5 of 13 Give an example of a drought on the plains No rain fell in Kansas from January 1859 until November 1860 6 of 13 When were there plagues of grasshoppers on the plains? 1871, 1874 and 1875 7 of 13 Who invented the windmill pump? Daniel Halliday 8 of 13 What is the process called when land is ploughed after rain or snowfall to trap moisture? Dry farming 9 of 13 What wheat was introduced because it was better adapted and by whom? Turkey Red Wheat, by Russian immigrants 10 of 13 Who invented barbed wire and when? Joseph Glidden in 1874 11 of 13 Who invented which new plough? John Deere invented the Sod-buster 12 of 13 What 3 types of machinery were invented and when? Reapers, binders and threshers in 1880s 13 of 13
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