Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary

2. miners • people whose job is working in a mine to extract minerals or ores from the earth This miner is panning for gold.

3. nuggets • small chunks Gold nuggets were beautifully shiny.

4. skillet • heavy iron pan used for cooking and frying This skillet has been used to cook a bacon and egg breakfast.

5. stagecoach • horsedrawn vehicle with four wheels and a covered top A stagecoach was one way to travel in the Old West.

6. settle • To make a home in a new place If you wanted to settle for good in a boom town, you would need to build a house.

7. boom town • a community that experiences sudden and rapid growth A boom town appears almost over night.

8. landmark • an object or feature that marks a boundary or identifies a place A church might be a landmark in a boom town.

9. This _______ could be used in a campfire. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

10. A ____ ____ would become a ghost town when the gold played out. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

11. A gold _____ might need a handbook to get started. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

12. These gold _______ are very valuable. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

13. Businesses were started by people who chose to ______ in a boom town. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

14. The Mill Mountain Star is a ________ in Roanoke. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark

15. You can ride a __________ in some western towns today. • miners • nuggets • skillet • stagecoach • settle • boom town • landmark