Information from chapter 6.3 Transforming the West Information from chapter 6.3

Mining Read The Americans pages 394-395 and answer both parts of question #1 in your in class notebook.

Mining Discussion… What was life like in a mining town? Who were vigilantes? What happened to individual miners once the surface wealth was gone? Who took over? How did mining affect the environment?

What images come to mind when you think of a cowboy? (List 5) Cattle Ranching What images come to mind when you think of a cowboy? (List 5)

Cattle Ranching Discussion… What did cowboys do for a living? From whom did they learn their skills?

Cattle Ranching Discussion… What was the “long drive”? What were the dangers of the long drive? Look at map on page 390 in The Americans Where were the major meat packing centers?

Cattle Ranching What led to the end of open range ranching? How did ranching affect the environment?

Farming/Homesteading What was the Homestead Act? Who benefited from it? (Try to think of at least 3 different groups)

Farming/Homesteading “The Last, Huge Westward Migration” What was life like for the settlers? What types of homes did they live in?

Farming/Homesteading Read about the daily life of women on page 399 of The Americans textbook Answer in your in class notebook… What was the most difficult part about living on the prairie for a woman?

Farming/Homesteading What inventions were developed to aid the Great Plains farmers? Look at the chart on page 399 of The Americans textbook Answer in your in class notebook… Which of the inventions do you feel is the most important? Why?

Conflicts/Problems of the Frontier Read about frontier farmers going into debt on page 400 in The Americans.

Conflicts/Problems water debt Problem resources diversity

Closing of the Frontier How was the government able to declare the frontier closed in 1890?