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Exploration and Growth. Lesson 2. Main Idea. Explorers from Spain and settlers seeking gold helped shape the West. Vocabulary. Prospector Boom town Ghost town. Exploring the West. Spanish Exploration Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Coast of California Junipero Serra Franciscan priest - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lesson 2
Explorers from Spain and settlers seeking gold helped shape the West.
Prospector Boom town Ghost town
Spanish Exploration◦ Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo◦ Coast of California
Junipero Serra◦ Franciscan priest◦ Set up missions◦ Built first CA mission in 1769
Became San Diego
Russian Settlement◦ Fur trading post in CA, Fort Ross◦ Claimed much of Alaska
British Settlement◦ Fur trading posts along Pacific coast (OR & WA)
Wagon Trains◦ 1841-marked beginning of settlement◦ 1846-1848: War over Southwest between U.S. &
Mexico◦ U.S. won and claimed CA and the territories
Sutter’s Mill◦John Sutter moved to CA in 1839◦Settled near the Sierra Nevada◦Had a mill built by James Marshall near
the American River◦Marshall spotted gold ◦Thousands of people heard and came to
CA◦Began the Gold Rush
Prospectors◦ Person who searches for valuable minerals
Gold Rush Prospector Travel◦ Overland from eastern U.S.◦ By sea from East Coast to West Coast◦ Sea route was a 15,000 mile trip around South
America◦ Most arrived by 1849 (forty-niners)
San Francisco◦Port town where travelers arrived by sea
◦Forty-niners passed through◦By 1849, city grew to 100,000 people
Effects of Gold Rush◦ Boom Towns
Grew where minerals were discovered Miners and merchants came Denver, Colorado, & Carson City
◦ Railroads Built linking East Coast to West Coast Cities along railroad grew as people moved west
◦ Ghost Towns Deserted towns where minerals were once mined Attract tourists
Cattle drives◦Cowhands drove herds across the west◦From ranches in MT, WY, NV, UT◦To towns along the railroad “cow towns” were rowdy and
sometimes dangerous
Legend of the “Wild West” from colorful and sometimes violent characters
William “Buffalo Bill” Cody◦Travelling show formed in 1883 Featured trick riding, rifle shooting,
western wildlife West grew more tame by 1890s
◦Songs, stories, and movie keep legend alive
Russian territory◦ Used mainly for fur trading◦ Sold to U.S. in 1867
$7 million, or 2 cents/acre Wanted for fur trapping
Discovery of gold◦ 1880s and 1890s in parts of AK and Canada◦ Prospectors travelled to AK◦ cities- Fairbanks and Juneau grew quickly
Military Influence◦ World War II military bases◦ Airfields & highways boosted transportation and
business development after the war
Discovery of Oil◦ Oil deposits discovered in 1968◦ On coast of Artic Ocean ◦ 800 mile-long pipeline brings oil to Valdez
Loaded onto ships & sent to ports around the world
Chain of Islands◦ Made a territory in 1900◦ Exports: sugar cane & pineapples◦ Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau,
Kahoolawe World War II
◦ Ports and military bases built at Pearl Harbor◦ Bombed by Japanese forces◦ Gained statehood in 1959◦ 50th state
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