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Chapter 5 THE WESTERN CROSSROADS

Chapter 5 THE WESTERN CROSSROADS. Section 1: War in the West Section 2: Western Farmers Section 3: The Cattle Boom Section 4: The Mining Boom. Section 4: The Mining Boom. Objectives:. What role did mining play in bringing more people west?

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Chapter 5 THE WESTERN CROSSROADS

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  1. Chapter 5THE WESTERN CROSSROADS Section 1: War in the West Section 2: Western Farmers Section 3: The Cattle Boom Section 4: The Mining Boom

  2. Section 4: The Mining Boom Objectives: • What role did mining play in bringing more people west? • How did the arrival of families change life in mining camps? • Why did large companies take over most mining operations, and how did this change the lives of miners?

  3. Section 4: The Mining Boom Role of mining Mining attracted people to the West by presenting the possibility of great wealth.

  4. Section 4: The Mining Boom Arrival of families • Families brought stability and transformed temporary towns into permanent ones. • Families brought law and order. • Families established churches, newspapers, schools, and cultural establishments.

  5. Section 4: The Mining Boom Takeover by large companies • It was expensive to mine the deep, less accessible deposits. • Technology rather than luck required to locate deposits. • Miners became laborers for corporations rather than self-employed individuals. • Working conditions in mines were dangerous. • Some miners formed unions to get better wages and working conditions.

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