17.2 and 17.3

Which of the following terms fits this definition: large farms owned by speculators who hired laborers to work the land; these large farms allowed their owners to benefit from economies of scale and prosper, but they did nothing to help small family farms, which continued to struggle.

Which popular book series told the story of a pioneer family moving west that related to a big group of Americans?

Men and women who moved out to the Midwest and faced a difficult life on the frontier were called.

What did the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 do for farmers?