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Chapter 19 Growth in the West

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1 Chapter 19 Growth in the West
Miners, Ranchers, and Cowhands

2 Chapter 19 Sec 1 Terms and Names
Frontier Great Plains Boomtown Long Drive Vaquero Vigilante

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7 Section 1 Objective Questions
Why did few settlers make their homes on the Great Plains? What part did railroads play in the settlement of the West? What developments opened Colorado and Nevada to settlement? What effect did gold and silver strikes have on small towns? How did the mining process change over time?

8 Section 1 Objective Questions
6) What made cattle ranching profitable? 7) What was the purpose of the long drive? 8) What ranching skills did American cowhands learn from the vaqueros? 9) What kinds of people became cowhands? 10) What were the main causes of disorder in cow towns? 11) How did citizens respond to these threats? 12) What ended the long drives?

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