The Dust Bowl and the American Farmer

Question 1

Which led to the dust storms of the 1930s?

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the removal of grass

Question 2

During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as

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the Dust Bowl.

Question 3

A reason that millions of people left the Great Plains during the Great Depression was to find

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jobs to support their families.

Question 4

Which led to dust storms during the 1930s?

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farming and drought

Question 5

What was the economic effect of the Great Depression on America’s farmers?

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Farmers could not pay taxes or repay money they had borrowed.

Question 6

Which best defines the term migrants?

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people who moved from one place to another to find work

Question 7

Look at the statements below about the 1930s.Loss of grasses left topsoil loose and unprotected.High winds frequently blew on the Great Plains.Valuable topsoil needed by farmers was thus blown away. Which statement belongs on the blank line?

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Millions of acres of productive farmland became barren desert.

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