RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They went around and asked other settlers who had water
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They went to the Gods and prayed for rain and it came
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Farmers who lived near streams carried water to their crops, some dug wells and pumped water by hand, some built windmills to pump water
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sources of most major rivers in the Great Plains are in the Rocky Mountains. In the Prairie Provinces, the South and North Saskatchewan, Red Deer, Bow, and Frenchman Rivers flow generally northeastward from the mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Windmills are capable of pumping water from depths of 60 m. Water-pumping windmills have an advantage in that no fuel is required for their operation, and thus they can be installed in remote windy areas where other conventional means of water pumping are not feasible.
Detailed explanation-3: -A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Windmills were often among a homesteader’s most prized possessions. The water pumped by windmills was used to cook, bathe, drink, water crops and animals, wash clothes, and more. These mills were simple, well-constructed, and dependable. Railroads were another important customer.