Which of the following was true of life in the Great Plains region?
A) Railroad expansion crippled farming in the region by using up all of the best and most fertile land.
B) Settlers in the Plains found that wells were cheap to dig once machinery was introduced into the region.
C) The pattern of settlement meant that settlers often suffered social isolation.
D) Pioneer farm families had little water but an abundance of timber.

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The Great Plains had a low population density and the pattern of settlement, with homesteads being far apart from one another, often resulted in social isolation for pioneers. The other options are not true - railroad expansion actually brought settlers and farming to the region, the introduction of machinery made wells more expensive to dig, and the Great Plains is known for its lack of trees and abundance of grasslands rather than an abundance of timber.

Which of the Following Was True of Life in the Great