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The Impact of Gold Mining on Settling the American West

Gold played a pivotal role in the settling of the American West by attracting thousands of prospectors and immigrants, spurring economic development and the establishment of towns. Panning for gold allowed individual prospectors to easily access gold-rich areas, but it was labor-intensive and yielded small amounts. Sluices enhanced efficiency, enabling the extraction of larger quantities of gold, but they required significant resources and environmental disruption. Tunneling provided better access to deeper gold deposits, offering larger yields, yet it involved high costs and risks, such as cave-ins and flooding.

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The Impact of Gold Mining on Settling the American West

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  1. Mining

  2. Use pages 418-419 in your textbook to answer the following questions in complete sentences: • What role did gold play in settling the American West? • What was one benefit and one drawback of panning? • What was one benefit and one drawback of sluices and rockers? • What was one benefit and one drawback of tunneling?

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