13-1: Mining & Railroads

People seeking jobs and a chance to get rich flooded the

West.

Anticipatory Set

Moving west, settlers first crossed the Great Plains. There was little rainfall and very few trees.

Thinking that crops could not grow there, settlers called the area the Great American Desert. How did railroad builders and miners make the West a

vital part of the nation’s economy?

California StandardsStandard 8.12.3: Explain how states

and the federal government encouraged business expansion through tariffs, banking, land grants, and subsidies.

Standard 8.12.4: Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce, and industry (e.g., Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford).

Inputvigilante: self-appointed law keeper.

subsidy: a grant of land or money.transcontinental railroad: a railroad line that spanned the continent.

ResearchMain Idea & Details

1.Fold 1 paper into 6 sections for notes.

2.Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.

InputBoom and Bust

Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.

oThe Comstock Lode

oThe Boom Spreads

oBoomtown LifeoFrontier Justice

InputBoom and Bust

Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.

Safari MontageThe States

Chapter 3: NevadaComstock Lode (2:40)

InputBoom and Bust

Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Colorado, Dakota, and Nevada organized into

territories in 1861. Arizona and Idaho organized into territories in

1863. Montana followed in 1864.

InputThe Railroad Boom

Backed by federal aid, railroad companies had laid tracks from coast to coast by 1869.

InputBoom and Bust

Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out.

Safari MontageThe West: The Grandest Enterprise Under

GodA Grand Anvil Chorus: A Railroad Across the

Continent (6 min 41 sec)

InputBoom and Bust

Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Rapid population growth allowed several new

states to gain admission to the U.S. Nevada in 1864 Colorado in 1876 North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and

Washington in 1889 Idaho and Wyoming in 1890

ResearchINDEPENDENT WORK

1.Read pages 452-455 in the History textbook.

2.Take more detailed notes based on the “big idea” concepts just introduced.

HOMEWORK CONNECTION

Complete 13-1 Section Quiz

Write a detailed SUMMARY of the section and complete the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS section of your notes.

Choose two of the remaining Depth & Complexity ICONS in your notes and explain how they relate to this section.