US 11 Final Study Guide

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What brought the first wave of settlers to the West?

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mining

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Although only a fraction of the herds survived when ranchers rounded up their cattle in 1866 and drove them to Sedalia, Missouri, it was the first

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long drive

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In 1859 when prospector Henry Comstock staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada, the sticky blue-gray mud there turned out to be

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silver ore

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Deep deposits of lead that contained large amounts of silver led to the creation of one of the most legendary boomtowns that dotted the mining frontier.

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Virginia City

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Eventually, and after considerable loss of life, the open range was largely fenced off with a new invention called

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barbed wire

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Settlement in the Great Plains was promoted by the railroads and supported by

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the government

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What name did the first explorers of the Great Plains give the area?

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Great American Desert

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The Lakota fought hard to keep control of their hunting grounds, which extended from the Black Hills westward to the

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Bighorn Mountains

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A serious toll was taken on Native Americans from the advancing American settlers, the loss of hunting grounds, forced movement, and

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broken treaties

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Roaming vast distances, the Sioux and the Dakota were

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nomads