Miners
What did miners want to mine?
Gold and Silver.
What was a very important railroad that played a huge role to transport people, animals, and goods in the West.
The Transactional Railroad.
What was the most important thing cowhands and cowboys worked with?
Cattle, Cattle drives, animals, and livestock.
What land did Ranchers typically work on?
Agricultural land.
True or False: The Oregon Trail was a very dangerous journey, which took several months.
True: it was a very dangerous journey, and some settlers did not make it out.
Why did Miners move West?
To strike rich quick.
Which two companies were competitors and raced against each other to build the Transactional Railroad?
The Union Pacific company, and the Central Pacific company.
How long did cowboys and cowhands have to work for daily, to get paid?
Approximately 18 hours daily.
True or False: Ranchers fought with Farmers over land?
True: Framers and Ranchers had many conflicts between them especially about land.
How many miles long was The Oregon trail?
2,000 miles long.
Who were most of the miners?
Americans who moved West in the 1800s to find better opportunities in the West.
What were the two main railroad companies that built The Transactional Railroad?
The Union Pacific company, and The Central Pacific company
True or False: Did cowboys and cowhands have an easy job?
False: they usually slept on the ground, were paid less, worked in harsh weather, and they had to work with many animals.
True or False: Ranchers and Native American tribes got along well.
False: Ranchers and Native American tribes had many conflicts between them.
What was treaty that the U.S and Britian signed in 1846, that would give most of Oregon to the U.S?
The Oregon Treaty.
What effect did the dusty air have on miners?
It usually gave them, lung disease or lung problems.
Where were most of the Union Pacific company and the Central Pacific company, workers from?
The Unions Pacific company was mostly built from, Irish workers, and The Central Pacific company, was mostly built from Chinese workers.
Where did most Cowboys and Cowhands go to get better opportunities and to get precious items such as gold and money.
Boom town.
Why was the Cattle Boom an important event for some Ranchers?
The event was when population growth led to increase demand for beef, which was rancher's livestock.
Why did the U.S want to expand Westward in the 1800s?
To gain Land and Resources.
What were the miners worries in the West, that caused them to form several unions in 1860?
They worried about their safety, and salary, which caused the miners to form several unions in 1860.
Where did the workers, the Union Pacific company, and The Central Pacific company meet to build the Transactional Railroad?
Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869.
True or False: The Cattle drives usually went to The Cattle Kingdom.
True
Where did most Ranchers raise their cattle?
In Cattle Kingdom, it was a place spreading from Texas to Canada in, The Great Plains.
True or False: The Oregon trail was jointly controlled by the U.S before becoming U.S land.
True