Mining and Westward Expansion

Mining and Westward Expansion

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video discusses the impact of Western mining in the mid-1800s, starting with the Gold Rush of 1849, which led to a massive migration from the East Coast to California. This migration was driven by the hope of striking it rich, but most prospectors ended up as wage workers for large corporations. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada further fueled this migration. Over time, mining became industrialized, and the population shift became permanent, with many settlers turning to farming.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major event in 1849 initiated a large migration to the west?

The Industrial Revolution

The California Earthquake

The Gold Rush

The Civil War

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason people moved west during the Gold Rush?

To strike it rich

To escape the Civil War

To explore new lands

To find religious freedom

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to towns that developed around new mines?

They turned into farming communities

They became tourist attractions

They were abandoned quickly

They became major cities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common fate for towns after the mines were exhausted?

They turned into industrial hubs

They were preserved as historical sites

They became ghost towns

They expanded into cities

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Comstock Lode known for?

Starting the Industrial Revolution

Producing large amounts of silver

Being the first gold deposit

Being a major coal mine

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common outcome for independent prospectors?

They all became wealthy

They started new gold rushes

They often became wage workers

They moved back east

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was required to extract deeper gold and silver deposits?

Government intervention

More prospectors

Heavy machinery

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