Unit 2: Settling the West Pt. 1

Picks

Pans

Shovels

Dynamite

They led to the rise and fall of boomtowns and transformed the region.

They caused the immediate decline of western settlements.

They had no significant effect on the West.

They only benefited eastern cities.

They led to the rise and fall of boomtowns.

They caused the immediate decline of farming and ranching in the West.

They discouraged the building of railroads and new states.

Encouraging rapid settlement of the west.

Encouraging rapid economic growth of western territories.

Demand for beef in the East and railroad transport made ranching profitable.

Cowboys wanted to preserve open range traditions.

Farmers abandoned crops and became ranchers.

Mining companies financed cattle drives to feed workers.

To move settlers into Oklahoma.

To drive cattle from Texas to Kansas markets.

To transport silver and gold from Colorado.

To connect California to Nevada.

Cowboys wrote the earliest western history books, glorifying themselves.

Cowboys exaggerated their experiences into stories that shaped popular culture.

Cowboys were elected into state governments in western territories.

Cowboys lived longer than most miners or farmers.

Farmers, miners, and settlers cooperated to block cattle trails.

Oversupply of cattle, barbed wire fencing, and harsh weather.

Cowboys lost interest in ranching after the 1870s.

The government outlawed cattle drives due to Native American complaints.

It was expensive to install

It stopped open grazing

It attracted rustlers

It made cattle sick

prevented herds from roaming