Question

1. what are some of the hardships, or difficulties, that farmers in the midwest and great plains faced? 17. identifying list the 3 main innovations in farming methods in the 1830s, and who invented each (list each), and what each of them specifically did? a. invention: steel - tipped plow → invented by ____ i. function/what it did: __ b. invention: mechanical reaper → invented by __ i. function/what it did: __ c. invention: thresher → invented by n/a unknown i. function/what it did: __ 18. what did all three of these advancements in agriculture encourage people to do? __ 19. in spite of improvements in agriculture, the north was steadily becoming more __ and agriculture in the region of the north was still growing, but ____ was growing faster.

Explanation:

For Question 17:

• The steel-tipped plow was invented by John Deere; it made breaking through tough Midwestern prairie soil easier.
• The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick; it automated and sped up grain harvesting.
• The thresher separated grain from stalks and husks, reducing manual labor for this task.

For Question 18:

These labor-saving agricultural advancements encouraged people to move to and farm more land in the Midwest/Great Plains, as farming became more efficient and less physically demanding.

For Question 19:

The North's industrial sector grew faster than its agriculture, even as agriculture expanded, due to the region's focus on manufacturing and trade.

Answer:

17.
a. i. John Deere; ii. Broke tough prairie soil efficiently
b. i. Cyrus McCormick; ii. Automated grain harvesting, cut labor/time
c. i. Separated grain from plant debris, reduced manual work

1. Move to/expand farming in the Midwest/Great Plains
2. industrialized; industry