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13-1: Mining & Railroads
People seeking jobs and a chance to get rich flooded the
West.
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Anticipatory Set
Moving west, settlers first crossed the Great Plains. There was little rainfall and very few trees.
Thinking that crops could not grow there, settlers called the area the Great American Desert. How did railroad builders and miners make the West a
vital part of the nation’s economy?
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California StandardsStandard 8.12.3: Explain how states
and the federal government encouraged business expansion through tariffs, banking, land grants, and subsidies.
Standard 8.12.4: Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce, and industry (e.g., Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford).
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Inputvigilante: self-appointed law keeper.
subsidy: a grant of land or money.transcontinental railroad: a railroad line that spanned the continent.
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ResearchMain Idea & Details
1.Fold 1 paper into 6 sections for notes.
2.Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.
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InputBoom and Bust
Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.
oThe Comstock Lode
oThe Boom Spreads
oBoomtown LifeoFrontier Justice
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InputBoom and Bust
Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.
Safari MontageThe States
Chapter 3: NevadaComstock Lode (2:40)
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InputBoom and Bust
Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Colorado, Dakota, and Nevada organized into
territories in 1861. Arizona and Idaho organized into territories in
1863. Montana followed in 1864.
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InputThe Railroad Boom
Backed by federal aid, railroad companies had laid tracks from coast to coast by 1869.
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InputBoom and Bust
Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.
Safari MontageThe West: The Grandest Enterprise Under
GodA Grand Anvil Chorus: A Railroad Across the
Continent (6 min 41 sec)
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InputBoom and Bust
Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Rapid population growth allowed several new
states to gain admission to the U.S. Nevada in 1864 Colorado in 1876 North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and
Washington in 1889 Idaho and Wyoming in 1890
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ResearchINDEPENDENT WORK
1.Read pages 452-455 in the History textbook.
2.Take more detailed notes based on the “big idea” concepts just introduced.
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HOMEWORK CONNECTION
Complete 13-1 Section Quiz
Write a detailed SUMMARY of the section and complete the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS section of your notes.
Choose two of the remaining Depth & Complexity ICONS in your notes and explain how they relate to this section.