pelt
an animal skin
placer mining
mining of stream bed deposits for minerals.
what is the most popular animal skin to sell
beaver skin
what tribe is under billings
crow
How much pounds of weight could a red river cart carry
600 to 900
Brigades
Teams of people that work togeather
Quartz mining
hard-rock mining
what objects do beaver fur create
Hats and other goods
what tribe is to the east of crow
northern cheyenne
in 1850 how much of Montana was Indian land
all of it
Me'tis
Mixed blood(Europe and native americans
underground mining
mining hard mineral in mountains or underground
What is the hide was good after the beaver hide
Bison hide
what are the two tribes that start with fort
fort belknap and fort peak
what was the first transcontinental railroad
Northern pacific
rendezvous
meeting arranged in advanced
Boom-and -bust cycle
sudden economic activity followed by decline, then a period of quiet, then another burst of activity
where did beavers almost go extinct
Europe
what tribe end's with boys
Rocky boys
why was trains important to Montana timber industry
the timber industry wouldn't have grown
red river cart
a 2 wheeled cart
hydrophilic mining
mining with pressured water
how much money was beaver fur worth in the 1800s
between $1-$5
what are the 7 Montana tribes
Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Rocky Boy's, Blackfeet, Flathead.
what did railroads do to towns
turn them into citys