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 \nThe Rocky Mountains run from north to south.Theymark the start of the West.The Rockies are among thehighest mountains in North America.  \nTo the west of the Rockies is a huge desert.Flat land isto the north and south.More mountain ranges lie alongthe coast.Alaska and Hawaii also have mountains.  \nGrand Teton is part of the Rocky Mountains.  \nSome of the West's mountains are volcanoes.A volcano can build a mountain.Melted rock fromthe volcano flows onto Earth's surface and cools.  \nThe West has extreme climates.Death Valley is thecountry's lowest land.It is also the driest and hottest.  \nThe West has forests and minerals.The coast has landfor farms.The Pacific Ocean and major rivers here arerich in fish.  \nREADING CHECKo GENERALIZE What kinds of landforms andnatural resources does the West have?  \n# Early History of the West\n\nREAD TO FIND OUT How was the West settled?  \nMany different Native American groups lived in theWest.Some groups hunted for food.They gathered nutsand plants,too.Groups along the coast caught fish.They also hunted whales.Some groups traded for thingsthey needed.  \nIn the 1800s,American explorers began to come to theWest.In 1804,Lewis and Clark traveled from St.Louis,Missouri,to the Pacific Ocean.  \nSacagawea helped guide Lewis and Clark.  \nA railroad connecting the East and the West was built from 1862 to 1869.  \nThe Rocky Mountains were a barrier for earlysettlers.They blocked the way to the West.Then anopening between mountains was found.Starting in1843,many settlers went through the opening.Theymade new homes in the West.  \nIn 1848,gold was found in California.The newsspread.People rushed to the West.They hoped to getrich.Many stayed and started new towns.In 1869,anew railroad was finished.It brought many moresettlers to the West.  \nBEADING CHECK  GENERALIZE How was the West settled?  \nGold MinersGold MinersBackground At the time of the goldrush,much of California was wild.Miners often lived in simple miningcamps.These were far away fromtowns.Miners needed strong tools.They made new tools to make thesearch for gold easier.  \nCLOTHES  \nPICK  \nMETAL PAN  \nMiners used metal pans to findgold in rivers.The pan was filledwith dirt and water.When the waterwas poured out,gold would sink tothe bottom of the pan.  \nCRADLE  \nTwo or more peoplewere needed towork a cradle.Thistool separated goldfrom dirt.  \n# ADVERTISEMENT\n\nGOOD NEWS  \nThis ad is for a store thatsold things to miners.Thesestores also served as postoffices and banking centers.  \nF◎R  \nN             9     NEW GOODS  \nPROVISION,TOOLS  LOT互ING,&C.&c.  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