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3.1 Mining, Railroads, and the Economy

Authored by Lane Mabie

History

6th - 8th Grade

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3.1 Mining, Railroads, and the Economy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event sparked the western mining boom?

Comstock Lode discovery

California Gold Rush of 1849

Alaska gold strikes

Completion of the transcontinental railroad

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who claimed the land that led to the discovery of the Comstock Lode?

Henry Comstock

John Sutter

Leland Stanford

George Vanderbilt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What valuable mineral was found in the Comstock Lode?

Gold

Silver

Copper

Iron

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to many boomtowns after the gold and silver were depleted?

They developed into major cities

They were taken over by railroad companies

They became mining corporations

They became ghost towns

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What environmental impact did mining towns have in the West?

Creation of conservation areas

Expansion of wetlands

Destruction of forests

Reduced air pollution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common problem faced by foreign miners, especially Mexicans and Chinese?

Lack of equipment

Unfair treatment (Racism)

Shortage of mining sites

Lack of shelter

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did most independent miners fail to become wealthy?

They didn't find any valuable minerals

Most valuable resources were deep underground, and they didn't have the funds to purchase the tools needed to extract the deep resources

They couldn't transport their findings, so they had to leave them there at the site

They lacked government subsidies

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