What was the most significant effect of the gold and silver boom on development in the west? a. most prospectors made large fortunes and established thriving communities. b. boom towns that went “bust” turned into ghost towns and population decreased in the west. c. a “population boom” accompanied the mining boom. d. most prospectors did not strike it rich and moved back east, depleting the west’s population.

c. A “population boom” accompanied the mining boom.

Explanation:

The hopes of economic prosperity brought many Americans to the towns of west. The labor includes immigrants such as Chinese Americans, Mexicans, poor whites and African Americans. However, the cost of extracting gold soon found to be extravagant and the hopes of riches to many came to a halt. Still, many Americans got riches at the expense of the deteriorated condition of the people and environment of the west.

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i do not believe this was true indefiantly the native americans would have lsot aganist america one they didndt have the resources and allies that america had and 2   indians werent as advanced at the time as they were not 3 americans had the expreince because some of the soliders from other wars fought in that war and were attecked etc