13.2

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1. ______________ was a way to search for gold.  People would take a pan, dig into the bottom of a stream or river and sift around the pan looking for gold.
2. A ______________ was trough through which a stream or river flowed, which would let the water through and catch the rocks and minerals.
3. A ______________ was a portable sluice.
4. ______________ was the most effective way to find gold because of course most gold was underground.  Mining is very dangerous due to explosions, collapses, etc.
5. Gleeson, ______________ is a good example of a ghost town.  The town sign illustrates that the population went from 5000 to 2000 to 1000 to 300 and eventually to 21.
6. In the Klondike Gold ______________ 200 people became rich out of the 100,000 people that traveled to Klondike looking for gold.
7. The ______________ Act gave 160 acres of free farm land sanctioned by the US government to selected applicants.
8. Settlers on the Great Plains lived in makeshift houses at first.  A ______________ was a home dug out from the earth.
9. A ______________ was built from the prairie.
10. In many cases, ______________did all of the work that men did because extra help was needed.
11. John ______________ invented the Steel Plow which revolutionized farming
12. The ______________ Act started the Agricultural college system in the US and also the State College system!
13. What state colleges are in MA?
14. What are some other state colleges outside of MA?
15. Before farming inventions and advancements, many farmers would live subsistence lifestyles and grow and raise everything they needed.  In the current US less than ______________ % of Americans are farmers.  The Bonanza Farm concept chased many people away from farming.  Little farms could not compete anymore and many ex-farmers pursued other jobs like working in factories.
16. A ______________ farm is a single-crop spread of 15,000-50,000 acres.  Companies like "Purdue" specialize in one crop or food item and grow or raise to sell on a massive scale.
17. Big business farms would use the ______________ to transport their products

REQUIRED REFLECTION DIRECTIONS- Reflections named after sections are always a minimum 4 sentences that you write connecting to the topic.  Students can just remark on something from that section or the best is when they compare it to what they know and show they understand how relevant it is to their lives.  Summaries will NOT be given credit on the next notebook check.  If you are uncertain how to write a reflection instead of a summary, see P. Cook.