Question

What effect did mining have on the west

Answer 1

Answer: brought more people from the east for more jobs

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Answer 2

It triggered migration to the West. It created a body of prospectors. It also provide a lot of land for agriculture. Cattle then introduced into farms. Cattle was used for food during the Civil War. It also moved a lot of Native Americans out of their homes. Which caused segregation and death for most of the Native Americans.