The Plains Flashcards
1
Q
What states did the plains cover??
A
Colorado, north+South Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas
2
Q
What was the climate of the plains??
A
Hot, arid and dry in summer
Cold (below 0 degrees) in winter
3
Q
What was the main feature of the plains??
A
Lots of grassland, few trees
Many insects
4
Q
What were white Americans opinions on the plains
A
In the 1840s- uninhabitable
Major Stephen long said it was unfit for cultivation
5
Q
What were white Americans opinions on them with the plains
A
They believed they should inhabit them as declared by manifest destiny or ‘obvious fate ‘
