Mining in the West

question 19

Multiple Choice

Mining in the West

• A)did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War.
• B)flourished until the 1930s.
• C)saw corporations move in first,followed by individual prospectors.
• D)kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base.
• E)produced the region's first economic boom.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic

Relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action and stress, known as the fight or flight response.

Sympathetic Fibers

Nerve fibers of the sympathetic nervous system that act to increase heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure.

Cardiac Plexus

A complex network of nerves located near the heart, responsible for regulating the heart's rate and force of contraction.

Heart Rate

The number of times a heart beats per minute, indicating cardiovascular activity and overall health.