American West Unit Review

What was found in the Colorado Rockies in 1858?

• Gold at Pikes Peak

• Silver at Comstock Lode

• Coal near Denver

• Copper in Utah

In order to mine in Pikes Peak, what was required? (Multiple correct answers)

• Simple hand tools

• machinery

• workers

• organized businesses

What was the Comstock Lode?

What is the cause and effect of Boomtowns?

Groups:

(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• More jobs for people

• towns came up around mining cities

• discovery of gold

• discovery of silver

What is a Vigilante?

• A lawmaker elected by towns

• People acting as the law to punish criminals

• Sheriffs hired by railroads

• Miners who guarded claims

What are effects of the railroad expansion? (Multiple correct answers)

• Brought workers, ranchers, and farmers West; transported metals and produce

• Companies hired more workers and increased profits

• Transported settlers to form new settlements

• Created four time zones across the US

• Decreased trade in northern cities

Which two companies accepted the challenge of making the transcontinental railroad? (Multiple correct answers)

• Northern Pacific

• Union Pacific

• Southern Pacific

• Central Pacific

How did cattle drives change once the transcontinental railroad was built?

• They ended immediately

• Cattle were herded to Missouri and loaded onto trains to northern and eastern cities

• Cattle were shipped by boats to Europe

• Drives moved only within Texas

Define cowhands.

• Farmers who grew wheat and labored over 15 hours a day

• Worked hard herding cattle for up to 15 hours a day in harsh conditions

• Railroad engineers that helped built the east and west tracks

• Town sheriffs that had to be assisted by vigilantes

What replaced cattle drives?

• More trails were added

• Ranches as people settled

• Ship transport

• Farming cooperatives