Vocabulary
Animal fur with hide
What is placer mining?
Placer mining is when you take a pan and search in a creek, and use it to separate ores.
Where were lots of immigrants from?
China, and Ireland ^^
What is the number one traded pelt?
Beaver
Benefits of railroads
There was easier ways to get things from place to place.
Me'tis
WHat is Quartz mining
Quartz mining is mining in a hard rock. :p
What does pull factors mean?
Pull factors means something that is bringing you there.
What were other pelts traded?
What were people using as a transportation before railroads?
red river carts, covered wagons, oxen, horses
Monopoly
Exclusive control
What were some benefits of the mining industry.
There was more population, jobs, and money
What are push factors?
Factors that are pushing you away from where you live.
How long did the fur trade last?
More than 250 years
how much weight could red river cars hold?
600-900 lbs
Boom and Bust cycle
Sudden economic activity, followed by decline, a period of quiet, then another bust.
How did mining effect the government of Montana
It gave Montana more of a National Political voice.
Is this a push or a pull factor? Your country is increasing tax rate.
push
What are positive effects culturally of the fur trade?
Euro-Amerian and Native American coordinance
What were trip variables?
weather, weight, people, animals available
What are freight trains used for?
Transporting goods
The Mullan road, Corinne Road, Bozeman Trail, and the Northern Overland Route.
How many beavers died during the fur trade?
40 to 60 million.
who built the first railroad?
George Stephenson