What was the name of the rapidly growing communities that appeared at the site of mineral strikes?

NAME_____________________________________________ DATE __________________ CLASS ____________Lesson Quiz 2-1Settling the WestDIRECTIONS: CompletionEnter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.1.The Comstock strike turned the town of ____virginia_city_______________, Nevada, into a boomtown.2.The rapidly growing communities that appeared at the site of mineral strikes were called

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3.The Texas ___longhorn_________________ was a breed of cattle descended from Spanish cattlethat hadbeen brought to Mexico two centuries earlier.4.The “open range” referred to a vast area of grassland owned by _____the fedgov_______________.5.Many ___prospectors_________________ became rich when the minesthey created generated huge profits.DIRECTIONS: Multiple ChoiceIndicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answersthequestion.____b____ 6.Early prospectors would extract shallow deposits of ore byA.hydraulic mining.

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