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Analyzing Causes and Effects during Westward Settlement
29 Points
Directions: Read Chapter 4, Section 1, and fill in the blanks with the correct answers dealing with Cause and Effect
relationships. Some answers will be plainly in the textbook, but others you will need to rationalize (think about) a little bit.
Growth of the Mining Industry
Cause (s)
Effect (s)
- Mining and ranching development in the
American West attracts settlers.
- Western territories are eligible for statehood with
population growth from boomtowns.
- Industrialization and the expansion of cities in the
Eastern United States
- Demand for minerals rises considerably after the
Civil War.
- The need arises to connect the raw materials from
Western mines to factories in the East.
1.
2.
- Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the country in
1864.
3.
- Comstock Lode generates more than $230 million and
helps the Union finances the Civil War.
4.
- The Comstock Lode is discovered in 1859, which
was the first major discovery of silver ore in the
United States.
5. Tiny … (use the terminology from textbook)
- This pattern of discovery throughout the American
West of mineral strikes led to …
6. (Use the terminology from textbook)
- Due to quick population growth, boomtowns were
often rowdy places, necessitating …
- Men were the first to arrive at a mining site, soon
to be followed by …
7. ________, who would perform the following
jobs of …
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Cause (s)
Effect (s)
8. They went ________ eventually becoming …
- In many mining towns, when the mines closed …
9. Describe the situation by the 1870’s and then
in 1930 …
- In Virginia City, Nevada by the late 1870’s … and
then by 1930 …
Mining Leads to Statehood
10.
- The discovery of deep deposits of lead in the 1870’s
led to …
11.
- The mining towns in Colorado yielded more than
$1 billion worth in silver and gold, leading to the two
major developments (#’s 11 & 12) of …
12.
13. Although, on a much smaller scale, what were
the similarities, do you think, between this major
Colorado city described in the textbook and Rapid
City during the late 1800’s?
13. (Answer here)
14. Discovery of …
15. (Then comes a technological
advancement) …
16. Then, new settlers arrive in the professions of
…
- In 1889, Congress admitted three new states:
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
17.
- In Arizona Territory, a boom attracted a huge wave
of prospectors, eventually leading to a large and
lawless settlement, which would eventually be policed
by the famous Marshall Wyatt Earp.
Mining Technology
- Environmental problems caused by hydraulic
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mining, such as silt build-up in riverbeds, flooding, and
destruction of crops, led to (#18) …
18. (In 1880 … and then in 1884 ...)
Ranching and Cattle Drives
Cause (s)
Effect (s)
19.
- Many American believed it was impossible to graze
cattle on the Great Plains.
20. (Use the terminology from textbook)
- This provided land where ranchers could graze their
herds free of charge and unrestricted by private
property.
The Long Drive Begins
21.
- During the Civil War, eastern cattle were
slaughtered in huge numbers (#21) …
22. (Hint: describe both this technological
advancement and the method for getting the
cattle to market.)
- After the Civil War, beef prices soar and ranchers
look for a way to cash-in.
Ranching Becomes Big Business
23.
- (cause from #23) “Range wars” broke out among
groups competing for land.
24.
- The invention of barbed wire led to (#24) …
25.
- (Cause from #25) Large numbers of cattle and
people froze or starved to death.
26.
- Three major changes after the open range ended.
(#’s 26, 27, and 28)
27.
29. What was the major outcome of disputes over
land between the newcomers to the American
Southwest and the original Hispanic settlers?
28.
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