and motels. Most of these boom towns became ghost towns when the mine dried up. On occasion some of these towns would remain and grow greatly. Some of these towns included San Francisco‚ Sacramento Denver‚ and Greeley. The growth of Greeley‚ Colorado can be seen in Document G. In addition to gold and other minerals being an important natural environmental factor‚ so was the land. To the east of the Mississippi river‚ according to the map in document A‚ most of the land was forest. In the west
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The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread of diseases led to the fall of the Native Americans. In the West
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Chapter 18 Section 1 By the mid-1850s the California Gold Rush had ended. Disappointed miners‚ still hoping to strike it rich‚ began prospecting in other parts of the West. In 1858 a mining expedition found gold on the slopes of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Rockies. In 1859 several prospectors found a rich lode of silver-bearing ore on the banks of the Carson River in Nevada. The discovery was called the Comstock Lode after Henry Comstock‚ who owned a share of the claim. The gold strikes created boomtowns—towns
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African americans during this time were present during the election of 1872 and most african americans were pressured into voting for people in favor of the south. African americans didn’t get the right to vote until the 15th amendment was passed in 1870 this amendment granted them the right to vote. The klan peer pressured the african americans into voting for a certain candidate by using violence and threats such as lynching and beatings if they didn’t comply. The main objective of the “KKK” is to
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violated laissez-faire to a moderate extent by issuing Railroad Land Grants before 1870 and eliminating them after‚ to a great extent by Regulating Interstate Commerce with the Interstate Commerce Act in 1886‚ and only to a limited extent by attempting to control trust activities with the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890‚ producing a moderate government involvement overall. Government began to violate the concept of Laissez-Faire with its Railroad Land Grants. Laissez-Faire promoters believed that “…the
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The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century Chapter 5 Changes on the Western Frontier The culture of the Plains Indians declines as white settlers transform the Great Plains. Meanwhile‚ farmers form the Populist movement to address their economic concerns. Next Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century Chapter 5 Changes on the Western Frontier SECTION 1 Cultures Clash on the Prairie SECTION 2 Settling on the Great
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(six-shooter) and Winchester repeating rifle changed this. • Generals Sherman‚ Sheridan‚ and Custer (at Little Bighorn) all battled Indians. Receding Native Population (2) • Violence reigned supreme in Indian-White relations • In 1864‚ in Sand Creek‚ Colorado‚ Colonel J. M. Chivington’s militia massacred in cold blood some 400 Indians who apparently thought they had been promised immunity. These Indians were absolutely harmless‚ and the soldiers killed innocent children and women with no mercy. • In 1866
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all over the world flocked to it like ants (“Gold Discovered in California”). After gold‚ other precious metals were discovered like silver‚ iron‚ and copper. Places like California (noteable for the California Gold Rush of 1849)‚ Cripple Creek‚ Colorado‚ and Comstock Lode‚ Nevada experienced a fluctuation in population during this time period (Roark et al. 454-457).
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Leader reported that “Ranger” Jones and his men were attacked at his ranch on July 30 on the Platte River‚ near Casper‚ Wyoming. The Indians had driven Jones and his men into a make shift dugout for two days and on August 1‚ Jones and his men made their way to John Iliff’s ranch which was about forty miles farther up the Platte River‚ were they were able to get rest‚ fresh horses and needed supplies before heading back. What is so ironic about the meeting of these to is that such a large and powerful
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America’s encouragement of Westward expansion resulted in the construction of railroads‚ which impacted immigrants‚ and big business owners significantly. Starting around 1856 and ending about 50 years later‚ the United States made industrialization‚ and urbanization a priority‚ especially in the west. Before this time period‚ America began to see growth in immigration‚ partially due to the Gold Rush. With hopes of a better life and to obtain riches in 1849‚ the Gold Rush in California compelled
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