What pattern of expository writing is used in this reading passage?
Most people thought the Great Plains were unfit for civilized use. Many government leaders considered the land useless. The land had been promised to the American Indians forever. This promise had been made through various treaties with the federal government.
Americans who traveled across the plains to get to the Pacific Coast and California soon changed their minds about the Great Plains. New technology made it possible to make a living on the dry plains.
A new plow was developed that could cut the hard sod. Windmills were invented to bring water from deep underground to the surface. Barbed wire allowed large sections of land to be fenced cheaply.
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problem and solution
sequential order
cause and effect
compare and contrast