1. Settling the West Chapter 13 Section 1 US History Mr. Love

2. Why study this? ► After the Civil War there was a dynamic period in history that opened – the settlement of the West. The Lives of Western miners, farmers and ranchers were often filled with great hardships, but the settlers continued. Native Americans also felt the repercussions of Western settlers, mostly through losing their land. ► What mode of transportation became instrumental in western movement?

3. Growth of the Mining Industry ► The growing industries in the East needed the West’s rich deposits of ___, ___, and ____. These deposits brought settler’s to the West’s mountain states. ► Gold, silver and copper. ► Prospectors (like my friend to the right) used simple equipment like picks, shovels and pans to mine the shallow deposits by hand. This process is known as ____ ____. ► Placer mining

4. Tools for Placer Mining

5. Growth of the Mining Industry ► Corporations dug deep beneath the surface to mine the deposits of ore in a process known as ____ ____. ► Quartz mining

6. Growth of the Mining Industry ► In 1859 prospector ___ ___ staked a claim for a silver mine in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada. ► Henry Comstock – It went from an outpost to a boomtown in no time. ► Several years later the mine ran out of silver and the boomtown became a ____ ____. ► Ghost town – this was a repetitive cycle throughout the mountain West.

7. Growth of the Mining Industry ► During boom times, crime was a serious problem. ___ ___ were formed to track down and punish wrongdoers. ► Vigilance committees ► Mining helped the growth and settlement of the western mountainous areas. It all spurned the creation of the transcontinental ___ ___ ► Rail Road. ► This looker is the famous Cole Younger who was known as a murderous thief in the mountainous West. He was wanted dead or alive by 18. (Pictured to the left)

8. Review question for class ► How did the mining industry affect towns and cities in the West?

9. Ranching and Cattle Drives ► After the CW, many Americans began building large cattle ranches on the ____ ____. ► Great Plains ► The breed of cattle that was able to survive this harsh climate was the ____ ____. ► Texas Longhorn (pictured to the right)

10. Ranching and Cattle Drives ► The cattle ranching industry grew because of the ___ ___ - vast areas of grasslands owned by the federal government were cattle could graze free of charge. ► Open range (top left) ► The first ___ ___ in 1866 across the great plains proved that cattle could be driven north to the rail lines and sold for ten times the price they could get in Texas. ► Long drive – this fella is wrestling up some cattle to get ready for the drive

11. Ranching and Cattle Drives ► The major route for moving cattle was the ____ ____ that went from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. ► Chisholm Trail ► What caused the end of the long cattle drives? ► The introduction of barbed wire.

12. Review Question for class ► How did the invention of barbed wire affect the cattle industry?