Unit 2 : Lesson 1 - mining and cattle review

Which of the following factors were a major reason for African-Americans to move west?

• segregation in the South

• cattle ranches

• forced off land

• segregation in the North

Which of the following made the majority of workers working on the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Irish immigrants

• Chinese immigrants

• French immigrants

• Polish immigrants

Where did the Comstock Lode occur?

• Nevada

• New Mexico

• California

• Colorado

What is a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or population called?

• boomtown

• ghost town

• city

• hydraulic mining

What are vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government called?

• open range

• long drive

• ranches

• barbed wire

What is the use of powerful jets of water to break apart earth and find minerals called?

• hydraulic mining

• bathing

• salt mines

• Comstock Lode

What are long overland trips on which cowboys herded cattle from ranches to rail lines called?

• long drive

• open range

• hydraulic mining

• Transcontinental railroad

What did the invention of barbed wire lead to?

• ended open range

• flooded rivers

• ruined crops

• great harvests

What were the leading states for cattle in the 1800's?

• Florida and Texas

• Florida and Colorado

• Texas and Georgia

• Texas and California

Who brought cattle to Florida in the 1500's?

• Spanish

• French

• British

• German