2. Discoveries 10 pts 10 pts 5 pts 5 pts 15 pts 15 pts 20 pts 20 ptsGold 5 pts 5 pts 10 pts 10 pts 15 pts 15 pts 20 pts 20 pts 10 pts 10 pts 5 pts 5 pts 15 pts 15 pts 20 pts 20 pts 5 pts 5 pts 10 pts 10 pts 15 pts 15 pts 20 pts 20 ptsSilverPeople 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts 25 pts FINAL JEOPARDY

3. Grasshopper Creek (Bannack) This was the first major gold strike in Montana? Home

4. Benetsee Who discovered Montana’s first gold strike at Deer Lodge Valley? Home

5. Alder Gulch (Virginia City) This gold strike led to the development of a 14-mile city? Home

6. Last Chance Gulch (Helena) What major gold discovery did the Four Georgians find? Home

7. Bill Farlin Who discovered silver in Butte in 1874 that set off another mining boom? Home

8. The Chinese Which ethnic group was discriminated against the most in gold towns, with laws specifically excluding them? Home

9. The U.S. government needed gold during the Civil War How did gold help Montana become its own territory? Home

10. Boom and Bust The economic cycle which followed the discovery of gold in an area was known as? Home

11. Bozeman Trail, Mullan Road, Corinne Road, Northern Overland Route What four overland routes were used by miners coming to Montana? Home

12. To make money supplying miners with food and equipment Why did merchants and farmers come to Montana during the Gold Rush? Home

13. Panic of 1893 – Government stopped buying silver for currency Why did Montana’s silver boom end in 1893? Home

14. Allowed for Quartz mining equipment to be shipped here How did the steamboat affect the mining of silver in Montana? Home

15. Machine used to crush rock during quartz mining What was a stamp mill? Home

16. Started buying silver for coins What did the U.S. government do in 1876 that helped silver mining in Montana? Home

17. Railroads arrived in Montana What event in 1880 led to the increased silver mining and ore production in Montana? Home

18. Henry Plummer Who was the notorious sherriff hanged for his role as leader of the Road Agents? Home

19. The Vigilantes Who were the band of miners who took it upon themselves to administer justice in mining towns like Virginia City? Home

20. Sidney Edgerton Who took Montana gold to Washington, DC to convince the US to make Montana a territory? Home

21. John White and William Eads Who were the miners who discovered gold at Grasshopper Creek (Bannack)? Home

22. Bill Fairweather Who discovered the gold at Alder Gulch (Virginia City)? Home

23. What were the effects of the Gold and Silver Boom on Montana?