Expansion: opportunities and challenges (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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What were Great Plains called in 1840?
What were Great Plains called in 1840?
The Great American Desert
Peak year of 'Great American Desert' concept
Peak year of 'Great American Desert' concept
1840
What was 'Great American Desert' actually?
What was 'Great American Desert' actually?
Grassland, not a desert
1819 explorer of the Great Plains
1819 explorer of the Great Plains
Major Stephen H. Long
Year Major Long explored the Great Plains
Year Major Long explored the Great Plains
1819
Major Long's view on Great Plains settlement
Major Long's view on Great Plains settlement
Almost wholly unfit, settling impossible
Most significant Great Plains environmental challenge
Most significant Great Plains environmental challenge
Water scarcity
Blue-Northers definition
Blue-Northers definition
Sudden harsh winds causing dramatic temperature drops
Wildlife threats on Great Plains
Wildlife threats on Great Plains
Wolves and locusts
Agricultural challenge: lack of what resource?
Agricultural challenge: lack of what resource?
Trees for building materials and fuel
How prairie soil looked to 1840s farmers
How prairie soil looked to 1840s farmers
Barren
Summer weather challenge on Great Plains
Summer weather challenge on Great Plains
Scorching hot winds destroying crops
Eastern boundary of Great Plains
Eastern boundary of Great Plains
Mississippi River westward
When Great Plains perception began to change
When Great Plains perception began to change
Mid-19th century/1840s
Why Great Plains perception changed in mid-1800s
Why Great Plains perception changed in mid-1800s
New farming techniques, better prairie understanding