Determine the hardships encountered by Greater Plain settlers in the late 1800's (i.e., building materials, natural geography, climatic conditions, isolated communities, and lack of revenue). 5.5.6
Links verified 9/17/2014
- Dust Bowl Timeline - (from PBS) 20th Century hardships
- Housing on the Prairie - Interactive quiz about building housing on the prairie
- Sod Housing - photo of a family outside of their sod house. Other links to pictures of that time listed at the bottom of the page.
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