Chapter 11 Test Review Flashcards
the major route north to Abilene, Kansas
Chisholm Trail
declared “a public and private nuissance”
Hydraulic Mining
self appointed volunteers to track down and punish wrongdoers
Vigilance Committee
vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government
Open Range
process of extracting shallow deposits of ore largely by hand
Placer Mining
What brought the first wave of settlers to the West?
Mining
Although only a fraction of the herds survived when ranchers rounded up their cattle in 1866, it was the first….
Long Drive
in 1859, when prospector Henry Comstock staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada, the sticky blue-gray mud there turned out to be…
Silver Ore
Deep Deposits of minerals led to the creation of one of the most legendary boomtowns that dotted the mining frontier known as….
Leadville
Eventually and after considerable loss of life, the open range was largely fenced off with a new invention called
Barbed Wire
Who staked a claim in Six-mile canyon that turned out to be nearly pure silver ore?
Henry Comstock
In addition to Nevada, mining also spurred the development of….
Colorado, Arizona, the Dakotas and Montana
Process that used simple equipment like picks and pans
Placer Mining
What type of cattle could survive harsh climates?
Texas Longhorns
In 1866, ranchers drove about 260,000 cattle came to
Sedalia Missouri
How many cattle did cowboys drive up the Chisolm Trail?
1.5 Million
Who taught American cowhands their trade and enriched the English language with words or Hispanic Origin
Vaqueros
Spanish speaking neighborhoods
Barrios
Strikes like the Comstock Lode created cities overnight called
Boomtowns
Once the mines that supported the boomtowns were used up the population dwindled or it would become a
Ghost Town
Name some famous mining areas
Pikes Peak, Leadville, The Black Hills, Tombstone
American headed to the Black Hills to mine
Gold and Silver
The purpose of cattle drives was to move them towards the..
railroad
Long drives ended due to the invention of what
barbed wire