Chapter 18 sec. 1 Guided Reading Q&A (Part 1)

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

During the years following the War (Civil War), most Americans had thought of the Great Plains and other western lands as the___.

• Great American Dessert

• Great American Desert

• Grape American Desert

• Great Ameretto Dessert

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

In years following the Civil War, Americans witnessed the rapid ___ of the U.S. population and the spread of ___ throughout the ___.

• growth, sentiments, West

• grooming, settlements, West

• shrinking , settlements, West

• growth, settlements, West

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

Population growth in the U.S. throughout the West led to the admission of ___ to the Union in 1850.

• Colorado

• Canada

• California

• Coronado

MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH

In 1850 the ​ (a)   boundary of the American frontier-an ​ (b)   area- had read the ​ (c)   .​

• western
• undeveloped
• Pacific Ocean
• eastern
• underdeveloped
• Atlantic

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

The ​ (a)   of the West was further changed by the ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   of a large and successful ​ (d)   industry.

• geography
• development
• expansion
• railroad
• underdevelopment
• expulsion

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

The large and successful industry moved the ​ (a)   natural resources to ​ (b)   markets.

• eastern
• western
• West
• east

(MINING BOOM BRINGS GROWTH)

___ were the most valuable resources that were shipped back to the East.

• gold & sulfur

• gold & silver

• god & silver

• good & silver

(BIG BUSINESS)

___of the precious metals were located in western ___.

• Most, Utah

• Most, Nevada

• Most, California

• Many, Nevada

(BIG BUSINESS)

In 1859 ___ discovered a huge deposit of gold and silver in Nevada called the Comstock ___.

• Henry Comstock, Lode

• Henry Comstock, Load

• Henry Comcast, Lode

• Hurry Comstock, Lode

(BIG BUSINESS)

Over the next ___ years, the Comstock Lode produced more than ___ worth of gold and silver.

• 2, 500 million

• 20, 50 million

• 200, 500 million

• 20, 500 million