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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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Concepts
gold, mining, westward expansion
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Additional Tags
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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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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