WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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This adaptation by Great Plains settlers emphasized the cultivation of hardy crops like wheat instead of more water dependent crops like corn
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dry farming
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irrigation ditches
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steel plow farming
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mechanized farming
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Wheat and barley were some of the first crops cultivated by early humans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Prairie Provinces were settled by British, German Russians (many of them Mennonites), Ukrainians, and Scandinavians. Many of the immigrants were religious, thrifty, hardworking people who developed a strong attachment to the land.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agricultural activities range in the northern Plains from crop production, dominated by alfalfa, barley, corn, hay, soybeans, and wheat to livestock production centered on beef cattle along with some dairy cows, hogs, and sheep.
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