Chapter 13 Section 2

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Comstock Lode

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An area in Nevada that was rich in silver

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Placer Mining

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The finding of precious metals in loose sand or gravel

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Hydraulic Mining

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Uses water under high pressure to blase away dirt and expose the minerals beneath

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Hard-rock Mining

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Cutting deep shafts in solid rock to reach and extract minerals

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Chisholm Trail

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An important trail for cattle drivers; began in San Antonio, Texas and ended in Kansas

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Joseph Glidden

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Invented the barbed wire

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Klondike River

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Where the huge gold strike of 1897 in Canada's Yukon Territory was found

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Longhorn Cattle

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Could travel long distances without much water, and also immune to the Texas Fever, which killed other breeds

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Cattle ranchers believed that sheep ruined the grass.

True or false?

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True

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The cattle drives that headed North usually lasted three months.

True or false?

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True