11.1 Miners and Ranchers

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Demand for minerals increased in the later part of the nineteenth century as America changed from a farming society into

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an industrial society.

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The rapidly growing communities that appeared where gold and silver were found were called _________

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boomtowns

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How did mining affect the growth of railroads?

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Railroads were built to connect mines to factories in the East.

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When the mines ran out in boomtowns and the people moved on it often created ____________

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Ghost towns

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As miners spurred settlement in the west, railroads were built and application for statehood became possible. True or False?

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True

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Vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government where cattle could graze freely were called _______

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open range

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Because beef prices were up and railroads reached the Great Plains, there was profit to be made in _______.

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cattle drives

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Which invention caused the end of the open range? Options: Hydraulic mining, Bonanza farms, Barbed wire, Railroads

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Barbed wire