Week 15 Flashcards
What did the Mormon battalion help build in California?
Sutter Mill
What did the Mormon Battalion discover in California?
Gold rated AAA+
When did gold fever start?
1849
What was discovered in Arizona?
Valuable minerals
What did Abraham Lincoln do when he heard about the ores in Arizona?
He made Arizona a territory.
When and where did gold fever start in Arizona?
1858 in gila city in the gila river
What did the boomtown bring to gila city
Saloons pool halls stores a church and a jail but then in 2 years gila city became a ghost town.
When did copper mining start in Arizona
In the 1850’s
Why wasn’t copper as good to mine as gold?
The price of copper wasn’t very high and moving the heavy ore was hard.
What replaced gold mines in Arizona
Copper mines
When was gila county made part of maricopa and pinal county?
1881
What are the main industries of gila county
Mining and raising livestock
Who is the weaver district named for and why
Pauline weaver because he found gold there, it is south of Prescott. He also found gold in the gila river in the town of la Paz
Where was the first silver boom in Arizona
Tubac presidio when Arizona was owned by the use
When was the tubas presidio fort first built?
1752
Who started the Sonora exploring mining company in tubac and when
Charles poston in the 1850’s
What did the Sonora exploring company do?
They mined silver, smelted it sent it to Mexico where it was then shipped to San Francisco. They also used mule trains to send the silver to Kansas City.
Why was copper and silver mining so difficult to make money at?
It was difficult to transport
Who was Ed schiefflin
He discovered the largest silver mine in Arizona history in 1877. 15000 miners then showed up and built the town of tombstone. Tombstone is now a tourist town
Who was Henry wickenburg?
He left Austria to look for gold in America. He threw a rock at a vulture and when it broke open it had gold in it. That mine was named vulture mine and the town is now called wickenburg.
Did lots of people make money mining gold?
No only a few, and most of the gold went to store and saloon owners to buy expensive food and drinks and supplies.
What is a burro?
A burro is well adapted to hot climates, is about 3 feet tall and can carry huge packs and even people. There are more than 3000 wild burros in Arizona.
How many businesses are in the usa
There are more than 24 million and 99 percent of them are small.
What is an entrepreneur
A courageous person that puts their own money on the line for an idea they believe in. They have to work very hard to be successful.
What is profit?
It is the money left after a company pays the costs of getting the product or service to consumers.
What was the name of the army group that settled arizona?
The Mormon battalion
