Boll Weevil and Drought in Georgia Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A small, grayish, long-snouted beetle
Where did the Boll Weevil come from?
What crop did the Boll Weevil ruin?
How many bales of cotton did Georgia’s farms produce before the Boll Weevil arrived in the state?
What was the number of bales reduced to when the Boll Weevil arrived?
How many farm workers left Georgia between 1920 and 1925?
The number of farms in Georgia fell from 310,132 to _________in that same time period of 1920 to 1925
What happened to banks that had loaned money to these farmers whose farms had failed? The banks took huge ______
What happened to the many businesses related to farming (like cotton gins and seed companies)? They were forced to _______
How long was Georgia in a deep economic depression before the rest of the country in 1929?
