CH. 25 Reshaping American Life Section 1 - Problems on the farm ?Dust Bowl? - nineteen states in the heart of the nation where crops cannot grow because of too much dust and drought. ?Flivver? - locomotive invented by Henry Ford used to take desperate immigrants to a new life Oakies and Arkies - migrants who went to Cali looking for work FDR plants trees - farmers follow example ?shelter-belts? - conserved water and held topsoil in place Soil Erosion Service - new deal - conserve soil Soil Conservation Act of 1936 - reduce surpls, promote soil conservation ?Sharecroppers?- didn?t own land, but used it to farm and received a share of the crops grown AAA - paid landowners to take some acres out, some of which were being used by sharecroppers
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CH. 25 Reshaping American Life Section 1 - Problems on the farm ?Dust Bowl? - nineteen states in the heart of the nation where crops cannot grow because of too much dust and drought. ?Flivver? - locomotive invented by Henry Ford used to take desperate immigrants to a new life Oakies and Arkies - migrants who went to Cali looking for work FDR plants trees - farmers follow example ?shelter-belts? - conserved water and held topsoil in place Soil Erosion Service - new deal - conserve soil Soil Conservation Act of 1936 - reduce surpls, promote soil conservation ?Sharecroppers?- didn?t own land, but used it to farm and received a share of the crops grown AAA - paid landowners to take some acres out, some of which were being used by sharecroppers
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