Worksheetsmontana history chapter 6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The expression "boom and bust" explains a
economic cycle
method of hard rock mining
slogan for settlers heading west
agricultural technique
the early settlers built homes
just like the ones they came from
mostly from brick
from whatever was available
to make them feel safe
Quarts mining differed from placer mining for all the reasons EXCEPT that it
took many more workers
required large equip.
was more expensive to operate
used more water
miners courts were established because the miners
didn't trust the government
neded protection from indians
were too far from established government
liked to have entertainment by watching criminal cases
all the following was true for a miner EXCEPT
they were under 30
worked long days
they quickly struck it rich
very few struck it rich
merchants and farmers followed prospectors because they
wanted to get rich fast
knew they could get goods to west
knew miners would need supplies
had too much competition in the east
the discovery of silver in Butte lead to?
the US gov changing the gold standard
people outsid e of MT wanting to move here
the decline of quartz mining
the death of many mining towns
