🔵ND Studies: Sections 5-7

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16 questions
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What was turning over the sod for the first time called?

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Which animal was the first choice of North Dakota pioneer farmers for doing field work?

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Which animals were stronger than horses but moved slowly and were sometimes stubborn?

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Who generally milked cows and took care of chickens?

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What were the major grains raised by the pioneers?

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Which machine cut the grain, gathered it into bundles, and tied the bundles with twine?

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Which machine separated the kernels of grain from the stalks?

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How many meals a day were served at threshing time?

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What was a separate building that was used during the summer for cooking meals called?

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What was the type of sled pulled by horses and used to transport materials over fields, grass, snow, and ice called?

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What was the blizzard of 1888 called?

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What was one of the greatest dangers faced by North Dakota pioneers?

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A strip of plowed land surrounding the house was called what?

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What three cities had major fire destruction in the 1880s and 1890s?

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What unpredictable animals might attack anyone caught on the open prairie?

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Explain why people did not prepare for the blizzard of 1888 by staying in their houses