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SCWilliams St 5

USHC St 5 Ch 13 The Wild West

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The first wave of settlers to settle the West were miners
The first wave of settlers found rich deposits of gold, silver, and copper
In Nevada-Comstock Lode --- was discovered silver
In Colorado, Pike’s Peak --- was discovered gold
Boomtowns are also known as mining towns
The -- introduced cattle ranching in CA & TX Mexicans
The Texas Longhorns were raised by ranchers because they adapted well to the harsh conditions of the plains
The main job of the cowboy on the Long Drive was to drive the cattle to the RR to be carried to the NE
The reason for the end of the cowboy & Long Drive was the invention of barbed wire, the fencing off of the plains & overproduction
The Homestead Act gave --- 160 Acres of land to settlers going West
Farmers in the West were called Sodbusters
The Great Plains was once called "The Great American -- Desert
The Battle of Wounded Knee was significant because It signified the end of the Native Americans battles on the frontier
The Dawes Act___ gave 160 Acres of Reservation land to Native Americans
The farmers in the plains grew Wheat
The Great Plains is also aknown as The Wheatbelt
Wheat was to the West what __ was to the south Cotton
Prices fell for farmers due to overproduction
The ___ inhabited the Plains before the miners, ranchers or farmers Native Americans
An invention that helped farmers in the west steel plow
__ Helped the ranching industry by giving them more peolpe to sell to railroad
This invention led to overproduction of crops mechanized reaper
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