Boomtowns in the West

What is a boomtown?

• A town that was built extremely fast

• A town that exploded

• A town that people searching for gold/silver lived in

• A ghost town

The _______ contributed to the population of boomtowns.

Who made the most money through the boomtowns?

• No one.

• Levi Strauss

• Miners

• Merchants

What is a 'ghost town'?

• That is a town name

• A (mostly) abandoned town

• A town full of ghosts

What was life like in a boomtown?

• Harsh

• GREAT!!!

• How would I know???

What were miners looking for when they lived in a boomtown?

• Chalcopyrite

• Silver

• Pyrite

• Mica

• Gold

What was one way news of gold/silver rushes spread?

Which brand orginated in the Denver, Colorado Gold Rush?

• Apple

• Nike

• Levi's

• None of these

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