Essay
The Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II in the American West
The Great Depression and World War II, far and away the worst economic calamity and the...
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Glossary Term – Event
Nevada entered the Union
President Lincoln issued a proclamation admitting Nevada into the Union as a free state.
Glossary Term – Event
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. The US acquired California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming.
Glossary Term – Event
Nevada silver mine boom
Huge deposits of silver were discovered in Nevada, attracting prospectors. Rampant speculation drove down the price of silver.
Glossary Term – Event
Hoover Dam constructed
The Hoover Dam (originally called the Boulder Dam) was constructed on the Colorado River downstream from the Grand Canyon.
Glossary Term – Place
Spanish America
Until 1821, Spain ruled the area that now includes the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Spanish explorers, priests, and soldiers had first entered the area in the early sixteenth century, half a century before the first English colonists arrived at Jamestown. Spain left a lasting cultural imprint on the region.
Teaching Resource
Woman Suffrage before 1920
Woman Suffrage by State/Territory and Year
Questions for Discussion
Which states gave women the vote first?
Why those particular states?