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Choices: A. Barbed-wire fences, B. windwills, C. steel plows, D. McCormick Reaper, E. railroads
Question: Life on the prairie was difficult for everyone. But there were ways to succeed. Match the problems homesteaders faced with possible solutions.
little water available for crops and livestock
B
getting products to market
E
protecting crops and property from roaming cattle
A
harvesting large fields of crops
D
tough prairie sod was hard to cultivate
C
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Based on your answers, here is the correct matching:
little water available for crops and livestock: B. windmills (to pump water from underground sources)
getting products to market: E. railroads (to transport goods to distant markets)
protecting crops and property from roaming cattle: A. barbed-wire fences (to prevent cattle from entering and damaging the crops)
harvesting large fields of crops: D. McCormick Reaper (a mechanized machine used for harvesting crops)
tough prairie sod was hard to cultivate: C. steel plows (to break the tough soil and prepare it for planting)
It seems like you matched the problems and solutions correctly. Good job on your homework!