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

Settling the WestSettling the West

Chapter 13 Section 1Chapter 13 Section 1

US HistoryUS History

Mr. LoveMr. Love

Why study this?Why study this?

► After the Civil War there was a dynamic After the Civil War there was a dynamic period in history that opened – the period in history that opened – the settlement of the West. The Lives of settlement of the West. The Lives of Western miners, farmers and ranchers were Western miners, farmers and ranchers were often filled with great hardships, but the often filled with great hardships, but the settlers continued. Native Americans also settlers continued. Native Americans also felt the repercussions of Western settlers, felt the repercussions of Western settlers, mostly through losing their land.mostly through losing their land.

►What mode of transportation became What mode of transportation became instrumental in western movement?instrumental in western movement?

Growth of the Mining Growth of the Mining IndustryIndustry

► The growing industries in The growing industries in the East needed the the East needed the West’s rich deposits of West’s rich deposits of ___, ___, and ____. These ___, ___, and ____. These deposits brought settler’s deposits brought settler’s to the West’s mountain to the West’s mountain states.states.

► Gold, silver and copper.Gold, silver and copper.► Prospectors (like my Prospectors (like my

friend to the right) used friend to the right) used simple equipment like simple equipment like picks, shovels and pans picks, shovels and pans to mine the shallow to mine the shallow deposits by hand. This deposits by hand. This process is known as ____ process is known as ____ ____.____.

► Placer miningPlacer mining

Tools for Placer MiningTools for Placer Mining

Growth of the Mining Growth of the Mining IndustryIndustry

► Corporations Corporations dug deep dug deep beneath the beneath the surface to surface to mine the mine the deposits of deposits of ore in a ore in a process process known as ____ known as ____ ____.____.

► Quartz miningQuartz mining

Growth of the Mining Growth of the Mining IndustryIndustry

► In 1859 prospector ___ In 1859 prospector ___ ___ staked a claim for a ___ staked a claim for a silver mine in Six-Mile silver mine in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada.Canyon, Nevada.

► Henry Comstock – It Henry Comstock – It went from an outpost to went from an outpost to a boomtown in no time.a boomtown in no time.

► Several years later the Several years later the mine ran out of silver mine ran out of silver and the boomtown and the boomtown became a ____ ____.became a ____ ____.

► Ghost town – this was a Ghost town – this was a repetitive cycle repetitive cycle throughout the mountain throughout the mountain West.West.

Growth of the Mining Growth of the Mining IndustryIndustry

► During boom times, crime During boom times, crime was a serious problem. ___ was a serious problem. ___ ___ were formed to track ___ were formed to track down and punish down and punish wrongdoers.wrongdoers.

► Vigilance committeesVigilance committees► Mining helped the growth Mining helped the growth

and settlement of the and settlement of the western mountainous areas. western mountainous areas. It all spurned the creation of It all spurned the creation of the transcontinental ___ ___the transcontinental ___ ___

► Rail Road.Rail Road.► This looker is the famous This looker is the famous

Cole Younger who was Cole Younger who was known as a murderous thief known as a murderous thief in the mountainous West. in the mountainous West. He was wanted dead or alive He was wanted dead or alive by 18. (Pictured to the left)by 18. (Pictured to the left)

Review question for classReview question for class

►How did the mining industry affect towns How did the mining industry affect towns and cities in the West?and cities in the West?

Ranching and Cattle DrivesRanching and Cattle Drives

► After the CW, many After the CW, many Americans began Americans began building large cattle building large cattle ranches on the ____ ranches on the ____ ____.____.

► Great PlainsGreat Plains► The breed of cattle that The breed of cattle that

was able to survive this was able to survive this harsh climate was the harsh climate was the ____ ____.____ ____.

► Texas Longhorn Texas Longhorn (pictured to the right)(pictured to the right)

Ranching and Cattle DrivesRanching and Cattle Drives► The cattle ranching The cattle ranching

industry grew because of industry grew because of the ___ ___ - vast areas of the ___ ___ - vast areas of grasslands owned by the grasslands owned by the federal government were federal government were cattle could graze free of cattle could graze free of charge.charge.

► Open range (top left)Open range (top left)► The first ___ ___ in 1866 The first ___ ___ in 1866

across the great plains across the great plains proved that cattle could proved that cattle could be driven north to the rail be driven north to the rail lines and sold for ten lines and sold for ten times the price they times the price they could get in Texas.could get in Texas.

► Long drive – this fella is Long drive – this fella is wrestling up some cattle wrestling up some cattle to get ready for the driveto get ready for the drive

Ranching and Cattle DrivesRanching and Cattle Drives

► The major route for The major route for moving cattle was the moving cattle was the ____ ____ that went ____ ____ that went from Texas to Abilene, from Texas to Abilene, Kansas.Kansas.

► Chisholm TrailChisholm Trail► What caused the end of What caused the end of

the long cattle drives?the long cattle drives?► The introduction of The introduction of

barbed wire.barbed wire.

Review Question for classReview Question for class

►How did the invention of barbed wire affect How did the invention of barbed wire affect the cattle industry?the cattle industry?