Economic Effects of CCR Lesson

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Social Studies

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6th - 8th Grade

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JESSICA POWELL

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describes the practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.

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Which THREE were effects of the U.S. government’s actions to clear the Plains?

Buffalo herds were destroyed

Native American tribes were forced onto reservations

Land was cleared for cattle ranching

Texas gained more cows

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Cowboys began

to reach railroads in Kansas.

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Cattle Drives

Horse Racing

Train Robberies

Gold Mining

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What problem did railroads solve for cattle ranchers in the late 1800s?

They provided entertainment for ranchers.

They allowed cattle to be shipped quickly and safely to cities.

They made ranching more dangerous.

They reduced the number of cattle in the West.

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Small railroad stops grew into major cities like

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allowed people to fence off their land. Because of this,

the "Open Range" ended, leading to

between ranchers and farmers.

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Barbed wire

Range Wars

Electric fence

Land disputes

Cattle drives

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The wind mill and steel plow led to

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The Boom : Prices were

! Farmers plowed up grass to plant more crops .

This caused the

: Prices dropped and a drought hit.

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Bust

high

low

stable

average

Multiple Choice

Which event was a direct result of bad farming practices and the economic bust in prices during the 1930s?

The Dust Bowl

The Great Depression

The Industrial Revolution

The Gold Rush

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Native Americans being moved to

which cleared the way for

. These eventually led to railroads and new inventions. Commercial farming became popular but poor techniques led to the Dust Bowl and a

cycle.

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reservations

Cattle Drives

"Bust"

urban areas

ranching techniques

mining towns

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