US History II Ch4 L1

US History Ii Ch 4 Sec 1
Miners and ranchers

bellringer:

With a partner:

1. In what ways did the CW affect the Eastern part of the country?

2. What were some potential challenges that the West presented when slavery was not yet solved?

3. What were the three plans proposed for Reconstruction?

1. Bellringer

2. Agenda

3. Objectives

4. Mining Industry

5. Cattle

6. Hispanic Southwest

7. Closure

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Agenda 09/20/23

SWBAT (19) Analyze the impact of the industrial growth in the West during the middle to late 1800s.

Objective:

Multiple Choice

Places where many jobs are available

• Boomtowns

• range wars

• long drive

• homestead

Multiple Choice

Located near Comstock Lode

• Virginia City

• Bannack City

• Tombstone

• Treasure City

Multiple Choice

The Comstock Lode was a rich deposit of

• gold

• silver

• copper

• diamonds

Multiple Choice

Many of the first miners in the Colorado mountains did not find any minerals because

• there were no minerals to find

• the areas were too heard to reach

• mining companies had claimed them.

• the minerals were too deep

​Hispanic settle in the west:

Multiple Choice

At first, ranchers saw barbed wire as a threat because it

• harmed their cattle

• kept their herds from roaming freely

• required much effort to maintain

• prevented cattle from finding food

Multiple Choice

occurred when farmers blocked cattle trails

• range wars

• boomtowns

• homesteads

• long drive

Multiple Choice

The Dawes Act attempted to help Native Americans by

• giving them land for farming

• returning them to their native lands

• reintroducing the buffalo to native lands

• sustaining their previous way of life

Multiple Choice

One approach to farming on the Great Plains was "dry farming," in which farmers

• cooperated to build community irrigation ditches

• dug out depressions to create ponds for irrigation

• grew crops that could withstand long periods without rain

• planted seeds deep in the ground

Closure:

In your notebooks:

1. How did the mining economy impact the environment in the USA?

2. How can regulation help mitigate the effects of "resource rushes"?