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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Homesteading: Dreams and Realities

For Students 11th - 12th
After reading this section from a chapter on "Westward Expansion", students will be able to identify the challenges that farmers faced as they settled west of the Mississippi River and describe the unique experiences of women who...
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Primary
Curated OER

National Park Service: National Historic Landmark Nomination: Bonanza Farm [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site you will find the application to the National Park Service to include the Bagg Bonanza Farm as a National Landmark. The first part describes what is found on the land now, but if you'll scroll through the history of...
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Website
Other

Mnhs: Bonanza Farms

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the development of bonanza farms, which grew wheat in the Red River Valley. Hyperlinks to photographs of people working on these farms.