Chapter 18 Review

Arizona

Colorado

Nevada

South Dakota

farmers

prospectors

Native Americans

mining companies

They were taken over by criminals.

They became major cities in the West.

They were destroyed by Native Americans.

They were abandoned after deposits were depleted.

Illinois

Kansas

Montana

Nebraska

the creation of railroads

the creation of stockyards

the increase in cow towns

advancements in refrigeration

Boomtowns had more criminals than anywhere else in the West.

The population boom made it difficult to maintain order.

The sheriff wanted residents to police each other.

The regular police force was overwhelmed.

advances in boxcar cooling and refrigeration

advances in butchering and processing

cowboys' use of Mexican vaqueros' tools

creation of the Great Plains cattle drives

It increased the number of cowboys needed for cattle drives.

It led to higher pay and more opportunities.

It decreased the danger on cattle drives.

It lessened the need to round up cattle.

Low wheat prices did not affect bonanza farms.

there was little or no profit after paying the workers.

Low prices meant there was not enough wheat to sell.

Workers would harvest only if wheat had a high selling price.

children getting together with friends at church socials

children attending classes in one room schoolhouses

children playing games such as hopscotch

children doing chores to help their families