Question

During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, many families in the Great Plains lost their farms when powerful dust storms destroyed crops and made the land useless. Some families stayed and tried to survive, while others moved west in search of work. This time period showed both the struggles and the resilience of people facing natural disasters. The central idea of the passage is that the Dust Bowl caused hardship for families. Which of the following would best support this central idea if you were writing an essay? (1 point) A description of how dust storms looked as they rolled across the plains A story about a family who lost their farm and moved west to find jobs An explanation of how farmers used tractors to plow their fields A list of different crops that were grown before the Dust Bowl

Answer 1

A story about a family who lost their farm and moved west to find jobs — it directly shows the hardships families faced and how they responded.