Chapter 13 Settling the West

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Chapter 13 Settling the West

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Chapter 13 Settling the West

Chapter 13 Settling the West. Section 1 Miners and Ranchers. Growth of the Mining Industry. Industry in East needed the West’s gold, silver, and copper. This brought settlers to the West’s mountain states.

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Settling the West

Section 1: Miners & Ranchers. Settling the West. Created by Ronna Williams. There’s Gold In Them There Hills!. Placer Mining was used to extract gold & minerals from the ground, but only the shallow level of ground was penetrated with this method. .

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Settling the West

Settling the West. 1865-1890 Miners & Ranchers Guiding Question: What economic opportunities did miners and ranchers seek?. Growth of the Mining Industry. Boomtowns. Mining played an important role in settling the American west

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Miners and Ranchers . Learning Targets . Know the following names/terms/places: placer mining, quartz mining, Henry Comstock, vigilance committees, Leadville, Denver, long drive Discuss the reason “longhorns” could survive the Great Plains.

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Settling the west

Settling the west. Q 1 -Evaluate the importance of mining in the West. Growth of Mining Industry Placer mining Quartz mining The Big Strike in Nevada Henry Comstock Virginia City, NV Other Bonanzas Leadville Pikes Peak Northern Great Plains. Placer Mining Quartz mining Henry Comstock

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Settling the West

Settling the West. 1865 - 1900. Westward Expansion. Manifest Destiny US should expand from Atlantic to Pacific First to go were miners, ranchers, and farmers At the expense of Native Americans. Expansion (cont). The Louisiana Purchase (1803) took America to the Rockies.

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Settling the West - Chapter 3.1

Settling the West - Chapter 3.1. Settling the West - Chapter 3.1. People pour into the west: Why?. Gold Silver Copper. Metals were needed by industries in the East. Placer mining – using picks, shovels and pans. Quartz mining – digging deep into the earth.

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Settling the West

Settling the West. There’s gold in them thar hills!. Placer Mining was used to extract gold & minerals from the ground, but only the shallow level of ground was penetrated with this method. . Equipment like picks, shovels and pans were used in Placer Mining. Panning for Gold.

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Settling the West

Settling the West . Farming the Plains . Learning Targets. Know what the Homestead Act was about. Know what “dry farming” was. Know the reasons wheat was the crop of choice on the Great Plains. Describe the impact the events of 1890 had on farmers .

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Settling the West

Settling the West . Native Americans . Learning Targets. Tell the story of the Dakota Sioux uprising and the Lakota Sioux defense of their territory. Describe the events at Sand Creek. Discuss what happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Explain why Wounded Knee was such a tragedy.

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Manifest Destiny. God-given right to expand west to the Pacific Ocean. The Coming of the Railroads. The Iron Colt Becomes the Iron Horse. Railroad building was costly and risky. But—it promised economic growth and national unity.

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Chapter 13: Settling the West

Chapter 13: Settling the West. American History. Growth of the Mining Industry. Discoveries of gold, silver, and copper deposits in the West brought interest from the East, as well as settlers Prospectors used two types of mining Placer mining : extracting shallow deposits of ore

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Settling the West

Settling the West. The Homestead Act. What was the deal with the Homestead Act. Homestead. Images of Settling the West. Image 2: A Soddy. Background information.

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Settling The West

Settling The West . Native Americans. Western Tribes 300,000 before Spanish arrival Fishing, Foraging, Small Farming Pueblos – Established permanent cities in SW. Native Americans. Plains Indians Had Developed way of life Leaders chosen by tribe Land could not be owned

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Settling the West

Settling the West. People Move Out West. After the Civil War, many people started moving out west What was the draw? Silver Gold Land Were there whites there already? Yes : Mormons in Utah, Settlers in Oregon, Some here and there Big influx of migration in the 1860s and 1870s. Mining.

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Phase 1:Miners and Ranchers. Miners Go West. 1848-Gold was found in California. Led to 1849 Gold Rush. 1859- Pure silver ore strike became known as the “Comstock Lode” was found in Nevada by Henry Comstock.

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Theme: After the Civil War, whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West, bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history.

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Settling the Far West

Settling the Far West. Two Visions of the West. “Mythic West” vs. Pioneers & gunslingers Individualism, freedom, & opportunity. “Tragic West” Greed, irresponsibility, exploitation Destroyed wildlife & nearly exterminated Native Americans. Reasons for Moving West. PUSH Factors Civil War

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Settling the West

Settling the West . Chapter 13. Objectives. Trace the growth of the mining industry in the West Describe the ways that new technology changed open-range ranching Explain how and why people began settling the Plains Trace the growth of commercial farming on the plains

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Miners and Ranchers. Learning Targets . Know the following names/terms/places: placer mining, quartz mining, Henry Comstock, vigilance committees, Leadville, Denver, long drive Discuss the reason “longhorns” could survive the Great Plains.

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Chapter 2 Settling the west

Chapter 2 Settling the west. 1865-1890. Boomtowns & Mining Leads to Statehood. What was the Comstock Lode & what type of ore was found there? Why are they called boomtowns? Who enforced law & justice in boomtowns? What happened to boom towns when mine dried up?

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Settling the West

Settling the West. Theme: After the Civil War, whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West, bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history.

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