6.3: Transforming the West

• NoteTaking (p.169): Chart
• Thinking Critically (p.170): #1 & 2
• Prosperity in the West (p.171): How does this image illustrate the growth of Denver, Colorado?
• Checkpoint (p.171): What were the two major phases of mining?
• The Final Spike (p.172): How does the photograph above illustrate the mood of this event?
• Checkpoint (p.172): How did the government encourage the development of a transcontinental railroad?
• Map Skills (p.173): #2 & 3
• Checkpoint (p.173): How did the railroad affect the cattle industry?

• Farming the Plains (p.174): How did settlers adapt to the challenges of living on the Plains?
• Checkpoint (p.175): Why did farmers move to the Plains?
• Checkpoint (p.176): What were some of the causes of prejudice and discrimination in the West?
• Section 3 Assessment (p.176): #1, 4 & 5
• Thinking Critically (p.177): #1