People seeking jobs and a chance to get rich flooded the West.

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?

Standard : Explain how states and the federal government encouraged business expansion through tariffs, banking, land grants, and subsidies. Standard : Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce, and industry (e.g., Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford).

vigilante: self-appointed law keeper. subsidy: a grant of land or money. transcontinental railroad: a railroad line that spanned the continent.

Main Idea & Details 1.Fold 1 paper into 6 sections for notes. 1.Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.

Boom and Bust Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. o The Comstock Lode o The Boom Spreads o Boomtown Life o Frontier Justice

Boom and Bust Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Safari Montage The States Chapter 3: Nevada Comstock Lode (2:40)

Boom 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 Arizona and Idaho organized into territories in Montana followed in 1864.

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

Boom and Bust Settlement of the West often came in a rush, but many boomtowns soon died out. Safari Montage The West: The Grandest Enterprise Under God A Grand Anvil Chorus: A Railroad Across the Continent (6 min 41 sec)

Boom 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

INDEPENDENT WORK 1.Read pages in the History textbook. 1.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.