Framed Outline for Social Studies (continued)

1.       Mining in the Mountains (Natural Resources)

a.       _________________ provide lumber and rivers and streams supply ______________.

b.      _________________  ______________ is a resource that is drilled in the Rockies.

c.       Dark blue gemstones called ___________________ are mined.

d.      There is a rich supply of _________________.

e.      The most valuable metal found in the Rocky Mountains is ____________________ but many other metals are mined as well.

f.        During _________________ copper ore is placed in a __________________ and heated to very high temperatures until it melts.  The heavy copper sinks to the _________________ and the top layer called _________________ is taken off.

g.       The Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah is an open pit mine and is the ____________________ mine in the world.

Chapter 10: History and Economy of the Mountain States

1.       The Shoshone (History)

a.       The Shoshone and The Bannock are known as the _________________  _________________ and the Snake River is named for them.

b.      In the mid 1800s, many settlers began arriving in search of ________________ and in the process took lots of grassland and hunted lots of __________________.

c.       ___________________  __________________ of the Shoshone did not believe in fighting with the settlers so he helped the U.S. Army against other tribes.

d.      The U.S. government returned the chief’s help by signing the _______________  __________________  _______________ which established the Fort Hall Reservation for the Shoshone Indians.

e.      Because of the treaty, the Shoshone did not have to ______________ from their land. 

f.        Today, the Shoshone share the reservation with the ___________________  _________________ and equally rule it with two separate ____________________.

2.       Exploration and Boom Towns (History)

a.       The U.S. doubled in size when it bought land from France known as the _______________________  ______________________.

b.      President Jefferson chose _________________ and _________________ to lead an _____________________ to explore the unknown territory.

c.       _____________________, a Shoshone, helped guide and translate on the expedition.

d.      The discovery of ___________________ in 1859 brought a rush of people to the region.

e.      When the gold ran out, people left leaving many _______________  _______________.

f.        In 1869, two railroad tracks met at __________________  ________________ forming the first ________________________________ railroad.  It provided ___________________ and ________________ travel.

g.       Building the railroad was hard and many ______________________ immigrants died from the dangerous conditions.  The railroad also changed life for ___________________  ____________________ because workers killed off much of the _______________________ population.