Making a living in the west(7)
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Making a Living in the West
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Mining
•Rumors of Gold sparked the move west
•California became the popular spot but other areas had gold as well
•Towns and Cities popped up throughout the west
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Western Map
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Ranching
•Chisholm Trail:▫Herding of cattle to railway centers across
the U.S. Great Plains
•Being a cowboy was no easy task▫Conditions were physically demanding
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Ranching Images
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Farming
•Building a Home:▫Used resources to build a sod home called
a soddie▫Needed families to pull together to be a
success
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Farming Innovations•Such Innovations made life much easier
▫Steel Plow▫Barbed Wire▫Dry Farming: technique used to raise crops
that receive very little rainfall
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A Look Back 5 YearsHurricane Katrina
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The Story
•How many of you remember Hurricane Katrina?▫Where were you, feelings, thoughts
•Did you think it was going to be as big as it was?
•http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0914_050914_katrina_timeline.html
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The Images…
•A Look Back…
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Responsibilities
•Government/People/Both
•What did we learn from an event like this?
•Many more hurricanes to come▫History helps us learn from the past…
And prepare for the future