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After the Civil War, many people started moving out
west What was the draw?
Silver Gold Land
Were there whites there already? Yes: Mormons in Utah, Settlers in Oregon, Some here
and there Big influx of migration in the 1860s and 1870s
People Move Out West
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Minerals like ore, gold, silver, and
copper attracted men to the west
Comstock Lode 1859 Six-Mile Canyon, NV Henry Comstock claimed area of
near pure silver Huge boom of people
Town had 30,000 with opera house, European shops
Mining
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Booms Crime an issue as people fought
over land and profits from the gold/silver/copper, etc.
Vigilance Committees Tried to take law into own hands
since law enforcement was scarce
Women – barmaids, laundresses, “ladies of the night,” dancers, etc.
Busts Once the ore was extracted, the
economy tanked, and many towns were left deserted.
Boomtowns and Ghost towns
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Cattle ranching on the Great Plains
At first, not practical – dry land, hot Longhorn cattle – brought up from
Mexico could handle the climate Mexicans introduced cattle ranching
throughout southern and central U.S.A. Before Civil War: cattle not popular After Civil War: cattle became lucrative
Many slaughtered to feed armies Railroads across America made it easier
to do business Long drives of cattle to get to the
railroads
Cattle Ranching
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Homestead Act
1862 Gov’t supported $10 fee got you a
homestead (up to 160 acres of public land…once lived there 5 years, it’s yours)
At first difficult to find crops that thrived in the dry plains.
WHEAT!