Which statements accurately describe settlers’ experiences on the Great Plains? (Choose 2)

Question

Settlers often lived in sod houses because wood was scarce.
Settlers built factories to process the cotton and tobacco grown in the region.
Settlers gave up farming the tough prairie soil by the mid to late 1800s.
Settlers used technological advancements such as the mechanical reaper and steel plow.

Answer 1

The two statements that accurately describe settlers’ experiences on the Great Plains are:

1. Settlers often lived in sod houses because wood was scarce.
2. Settlers used technological advancements such as the mechanical reaper and steel plow.

These choices reflect the realities faced by settlers in the Great Plains, where the scarcity of traditional building materials led to the use of sod for housing, and the adoption of new agricultural technologies helped improve farming efficiency in challenging conditions.