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The Dust Bowl and the American Farmer

Question 5 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

A reason that millions of people left the Great Plains during the Great Depression was to find

Answer
A
gold in California.
B
fertile farmland.
C
jobs as tenant farmers.
D
jobs to support their families.

Explanation

During the Great Depression, drought and dust storms ruined crops and farms across the Great Plains, leaving many families without income. Millions moved elsewhere, especially to California, hoping to find work and support their families. They were not primarily seeking gold or new farmland.

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