Chapter 13-1 Settling the West Flashcards
1
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What was the 19th century American belief of our nation’s destiny to expand across the North American continent called? (Review)
A
manifest destiny
2
Q
- What U.S. acquisition of territory in 1803 began our nation’s destined march across North America? (Review)
A
Louisiana Purchase
3
Q
- What four territories were added to the United States during this period? (Review)
A
Oregon
Mexican Cession
Gadsen purchase
Texas
4
Q
- What did the territories acquired during this period offer thousands of Americans?
A
Jobs, economic opportunities
5
Q
- What is the American West during this period often referred to as?
A
The wild west
6
Q
- What economic activity attracted people to settle the American West in droves soon after the Civil War?
A
mining
7
Q
- What three precious metals were in abundance in the American West?
A
copper
gold
silver
8
Q
- What type of mining was first performed by the early settlers of the American West?
A
surface mining
9
Q
- What type of mining was required later when precious metals could no longer be found near the surface of the earth?
A
Quartz mining
10
Q
- The discovery of what metal attracted settlers to Nevada in 1859?
A
silver
11
Q
- What was the name of the city that quickly developed around the area of this discovery?
A
Virginia City
12
Q
- What was the name of the city that developed in Colorado due to the discovery of silver during this same period?
A
Leadville, Colorado
13
Q
- What was the name of the city that developed in Colorado due to the discovery of gold during this same period?
A
Denver
14
Q
- What state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase in 1889 originally developed from settlers mining for gold?
A
South Dakota
15
Q
- What state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase also in 1889 originally developed from settlers mining for copper?
A
Montana
16
Q
- What type of towns did Virginia City, Nevada, Leadville and Denver Colorado soon become as settlers flocked to these areas to mine for precious metals?
A
Boomtowns
