The West, II

Pay attention to mining, the cattle industry, and farming in the West. And now, some questions, FYC:

1. Describe important features of the mining industry in the West.
2. What was the "Long Drive," and what factors determined if it was successful or not?
3. Define: The Homestead Act
4. What role did railroads play in the development of the "agricultural West"?
5. What is "dry farming"?
6. Why was 1890 a "watershed" date in the history of the American West?
7. Who was Frederick Jackson Turner, and what did he famously argue in his paper "The Significance of the Frontier in American History"