New York Public Library: Heading West: Mining the West Activity

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New York Public Library: Heading West: Mining the West

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A short page on the discovery of gold at Sutter's Fort as well as the impact of mining in the west on relations with Native Americans.

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gold, mining, westward expansion

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gold and silver rushes, gold fever, gold rush, mines, mining industry, sutter's fort, frontier mining, mine united states, mineral mining, treaties with native americans, gold and silver rushes 1860-1900

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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