Westward Lsn2: Mining and Ranching

Westward Lsn2: Mining and Ranching

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Comstock Lode: Mine in present-day ________ where prospectors found silver.

Back

Nevada

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Placer mining: Method of extracting gold from loose sand and gravel by ________ or sluicing.

Back

panning

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hydraulic mining: Method of extracting gold by using water under high pressure to blast away dirt and expose ________.

Back

minerals

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hard-rock mining: Method of extracting gold that involved digging tunnels and breaking up the ________.

Back

ore

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Chisholm Trail: Major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to ________.

Back

Kansas

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Long drive: Three-month-long overland transport of ________.

Back

cattle

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What effect did the discovery of gold and silver have on people in the West?

Back

It attracted many people seeking wealth to the region.

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