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32 Cards in this Set
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what is a lode? |
a rich vein of gold and silver |
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what was the progression of lodes? |
California- 49’ers Colorado- Pikes Peak Nevada- Comstock Lode Alaska- Klondike |
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what are the two types of mining? |
placer/prospector and quartz |
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what was placer mining? |
set up shop by a riverbed and sifted through sediment (got to keep whatever you found) |
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what was quartz mining? |
explosives were used to expose veins (used for commercial mining) |
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what is a boom town? |
a town that sprung up quickly to support the increased population |
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what elements did boom towns have? |
lawlessness, vigilantes, outlaws, immigrants, women, new businessmen |
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what are three examples of boom towns? |
- virginia city, nv - tombstone, az - deadwood, sd |
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what were ghost towns? |
once gold and silver was gone, everyone left the town just as quickly as they had arrived |
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when and where was the ca gold rush? |
sacramento, california 1848-49 |
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why were miners called '49ers? |
because they left for california in 1849 |
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what was the population of sacramento in april and then october? |
150 then 6,000 |
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where was the comstock lode? |
virginia city, nevada |
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what is the comstock lode? |
the greatest silver strike in history |
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where was the silver in the comstock lode? |
deep down in the ground and required mining shafts |
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where did lumber mining mostly occur? |
northwest (wa, or, northern ca) |
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what trees were mainly mined for in lumber mining? |
ca redwoods & douglas fir |
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what are american entrepreneurs? |
- those who supported the mining lifestyle and came up with ideas for making money - actually made fortunes during the gold rush |
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who was levi strauss? |
originally sold tents for miners, noticed that miners came back with torn up, then created jeans from his tent material, denim |
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who was j.c. penney? |
set up general stores and came up with the golden rule of business |
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when and where was the yukon gold rush? |
klondike, alaska 1898 |
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who bought alaska? |
the secretary of state of the us |
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what was the purchase of alaska called? |
seward's folly |
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which direction did the central pacific build? |
east, started in sacramento |
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who were the immigrants building the central pacific? |
chinese |
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which direction was union pacific building? |
west, started in omaha, nebraska |
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who was working on the union pacific? |
irish, AFAM, mexicans |
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where did the transcontinental rr meet? |
promontory point, utah |
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how much did the transcontinental railroad build per day? |
1 mile of track |
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who had a stronger work ethic? |
chinese- had to build through mountains |
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when was the transcontinental rr completed? |
1869 |
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what began the meat-packing industry? |
refrigerated cars |
