What is the main idea of the selection?

People think of Ghost Towns as settlements of the west.

Which of the following is a statement of opinion?

"Few very respectable-looking women have come here.

James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill

What is the selection mostly about?

Western towns that did not survive.

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Ghost Towns

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1
What is the main idea of the selection?
People think of Ghost Towns as settlements of the west.
Ghost Towns are impossible to find.
Mystery surrounds Ghosts Towns of the American west.
The frontier would have never become settled without women.
2
Why did most towns fall?
Moneymaking sources ran out.
They were not built well.
Famous people did not settle in them.
There was mot enough food.
3
Which of the following is a statement of opinion?
"Few very respectable-looking women have come here.
"However the town lasted only a few months.
"In cowboy towns to other towns, then shipped to markets.
Western migration reached a peak in 1860.
4
How were Phoenix and Denver alike?
They both began as mining camps.
They both had their own newspaper.
They both grew and survived.
They both had a bank and a telegraph office.
5
Mice had (overrun) the house.
filled beyond its limits
run over the top of
destroyed
abandoned
6
What happened first?
People rushed to California to search for gold
Men settled on Sutter's land without paying for it
James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill
Brannon told people in San Francisco about finding gold.
7
He (scrawled) a note.
wrote awkwardly
recieved
opened quickly
composed
8
What is the selection mostly about?
The Gold Rush of 1849.
Western towns that did not survive.
The famous cattle drives in the west.
The history of Phoenix and Denver.
9
To celebrate their (independence), some countries have holidays.
harvests
leader's birthdays
liberty
religious beliefs
10
His (economic) theory was not useful.
related to trade and money
relating to science
untested
complicated
11
The hotel has no (vacant) rooms.
average
empty
extraordinary
cheap
12
What happened to most towns if the railroad did not run close by?
Artists and writers moved in.
They became Ghost Towns.
They became farm communities.
People carried the buildings to the railroad.
13
What does boomed mean?
made loud noises
failed
slowed
grew quickly

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