1. Lecture Notes

2. 1. Miners Discovery of ______ and ________ causes more white settlers to move ________. Miners hoped to get _______ quickly. Law and Order _________ justice: self appointed sheriffs punished law breakers “boom towns” and “ghost towns” 1870s: ___________ takes over mining; machines drill deep mine shafts goldsilver west rich vigilante big business

3. Miners panning for gold Industrial mining equipment

4. 2. Railroaders Transcontinental railroad to link _______ and _______. Built by ___________ and ________ workers Sparked growth of towns and cities

5. 3. Ranchers & Cowboys American settlers learned cattle-ranching techniques from Mexican ____________ Open-range system: ___________________ cattle roam freely, property not fenced in Ranchers would hire ____________ to ________ cattle to the railroad Bad weather, overgrazing, and the invention of _________ ended the _________ system. Texas longhorn cowboys move barbed wireopen-range vaqueros

7. 4. Homesteaders Settlers move west to _________ and set up new homes on “unclaimed” land. Congress passes the ___________, giving 160 acres of land to any settler willing to live on the land, dig a well, and build a road. Exodusters: _____________ homesteaders settled in Kansas 1862: _________________ grants land to states to create agricultural colleges farm Homestead Act African American Morrill Act

8. exodusters

9. Wild West Diaries You have decided to start a diary to record your reflections on life in the Wild West as a miner, a Chinese railroad worker, a cowboy, or homesteader/Exoduster. Your first diary entry should include: The date Your identity (who are you?) Why you decided to move west What your daily life is like Challenges or obstacles you have faced since moving west How you feel about your decision to move west See my website for more resources!