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Book: Towns of the West, from Boom to Bust
Author: Dan Furey
ISBN: 978-0-02-203099-5
Introduction
1. In which part of the country did most of the population live in the 1800s?
2. What was the name of the land transaction in which the U.S. purchased land from France?
Chapter 1: The Boom Begins
3. In 1849, so many people went west to California to search for gold that they became known as ______________________.
4. What is a prospector?
5. Not everyone was looking for gold in the West. Many people hoped to strike it rich by opening stores and selling supplies to miners. True or False
6. What is a boomtown?
7. Supplies were scarce in the Old West. A shovel might cost $_________. A box of sleep in might cost $_____________. A glass of water could cost $___________.
Chapter 2: Life in the Boomtowns
8. The Old West had immigrants from all over _________________, _____________________, and ______________________________.
9. California was a free state or slave state?
10. Many women moved west during this time period. True or False
11. What types of jobs did women have who moved west?
12. During this time period, can women own property in the East Coast?
13. Did women have more rights in California?
14. What were women able to do with these rights?
15. What happened to Mexican ranchers and Native Americans when squatters settled on their lands?
16. Were Native Americans citizens of the United States?
Chapter 3: From Boom to Bust
17. Was it dangerous to live in the West?
18. What is a claim jumper?
19. Did all boomtowns have a sheriff?
20. For how many people was a sheriff responsible?
21. What was the only thing the townspeople had to fight fires?
22. What did the town’s people form when a fire got started?
23. What is a ghost town?
24. Which city is an example of a modern day boomtown?
Go to Directory
Book: Towns of the West, from Boom to Bust
Author: Dan Furey
ISBN: 978-0-02-203099-5
Introduction
1. In which part of the country did most of the population live in the 1800s?
2. What was the name of the land transaction in which the U.S. purchased land from France?
Chapter 1: The Boom Begins
3. In 1849, so many people went west to California to search for gold that they became known as ______________________.
4. What is a prospector?
5. Not everyone was looking for gold in the West. Many people hoped to strike it rich by opening stores and selling supplies to miners. True or False
6. What is a boomtown?
7. Supplies were scarce in the Old West. A shovel might cost $_________. A box of sleep in might cost $_____________. A glass of water could cost $___________.
Chapter 2: Life in the Boomtowns
8. The Old West had immigrants from all over _________________, _____________________, and ______________________________.
9. California was a free state or slave state?
10. Many women moved west during this time period. True or False
11. What types of jobs did women have who moved west?
12. During this time period, can women own property in the East Coast?
13. Did women have more rights in California?
14. What were women able to do with these rights?
15. What happened to Mexican ranchers and Native Americans when squatters settled on their lands?
16. Were Native Americans citizens of the United States?
Chapter 3: From Boom to Bust
17. Was it dangerous to live in the West?
18. What is a claim jumper?
19. Did all boomtowns have a sheriff?
20. For how many people was a sheriff responsible?
21. What was the only thing the townspeople had to fight fires?
22. What did the town’s people form when a fire got started?
23. What is a ghost town?
24. Which city is an example of a modern day boomtown?
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