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montana history chapter 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most mine towns needed a ____ to determine the value of gold
a)
stampmill
b)
surveyer
c)
assayer
d)
gold miner
2.
Charles McClure discovered what mining potential 
a)
grasshopper creek
b)
last chance gulch
c)
deer lodge valley
d)
granite mountain
3.

The expression "boom and bust" explains a

a)

economic cycle

b)

method of hard rock mining

c)

slogan for settlers heading west

d)

agricultural technique

4.
The town of Bannack grew because
a)
you could pull up plants and shake gold dust from the roots
b)
First major gold strike in MT
c)
Bannock indians were friendly
d)
it had a mild climate
5.
the only racial or ethnic group to have a law specifically excluding them from MT were the
a)
african americans
b)
native americnas
c)
mexicans
d)
chinese
6.

the early settlers built homes

a)

just like the ones they came from

b)

mostly from brick

c)

from whatever was available

d)

to make them feel safe

7.
A territory is different from a state because
a)
it has a smaller population
b)
reps couldn't vote in US congress
c)
all of the above
d)
federal gov appointed leaders
8.

Quarts mining differed from placer mining for all the reasons EXCEPT that it

a)

took many more workers

b)

required large equip.

c)

was more expensive to operate

d)

used more water

9.
the new MT territory created major problems for the Indians beacuase 
a)
they didnt speak english
b)
they werent protectedd under laws
c)
wnated to keep bison hunting on farmland
d)
they had no money
10.

miners courts were established because the miners

a)

didn't trust the government

b)

neded protection from indians

c)

were too far from established government

d)

liked to have entertainment by watching criminal cases

11.

all the following was true for a miner EXCEPT

a)

they were under 30

b)

worked long days

c)

they quickly struck it rich

d)

very few struck it rich

12.
the Georgian method is a 
a)
way to learn to read
b)
slang term for "claim jumping"
c)
method for building cabins
d)
gold panning technique
13.
the 14 mile city was
a)
a string of small towns along alder gulch
b)
a city high in the mountains
c)
a town 14 miles from Helena
d)
the name of the first store in VA city
14.

merchants and farmers followed prospectors because they

a)

wanted to get rich fast

b)

knew they could get goods to west

c)

knew miners would need supplies

d)

had too much competition in the east

15.

the discovery of silver in Butte lead to?

a)

the US gov changing the gold standard

b)

people outsid e of MT wanting to move here

c)

the decline of quartz mining

d)

the death of many mining towns