Outlining a Section: 6.3

Today we will use a method to outline Chapters 6.3.  This is another study method to help students break down their texts into more manageable blocks of information.

An outline might look something like this:

TRANSFORMING THE WEST

1. Miners Hope to Strike it Rich
1. Mining Towns Spring Up
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2. Large Companies Make Mining Big Business
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2. Railroaders Open the West
1. Building the Transcontinental Railroad
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2. Railroads Intensify Settlement
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3. Ranchers Build the Cattle Kingdom
1. Vaqueros and Texas Longhorns
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2. Cowboys and Cattle Drivers
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3. The Cow Towns
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4. The End of Open-Range Ranching
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4. Farmers Settle on Homesteads
1. Farmers Move to the Plains
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2. Challenges Demand Solutions
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5. Competition, Conflict, and Change
1. Economic Rivalries
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2. Prejudices and Discrimination
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3. Closing of the Frontier
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