Montana: Stories of the Land

Chapter 10 - Politics and the Copper Kings, 1889 - 1904

Online textbook: Chapter 10 - (.pdf)

Worksheet 1: Reading a Map - (.pdf)

Worksheet 2: Analyzing Point of View - (.pdf)

Learning from Historical Documents:

Letter from Andrew Hammond to Samuel Hauser Regarding the Capital Fight, 1894.

Letter from William Read to "Messrs. Walker Brothers" Regarding the Formation of the Workingmen's Union, 1878

Interesting Links

Take a virtual tour of Bannack, Montana's first territorial capital, or the Marcus Daly Mansion in Hamilton.

View an online exhibit on Montana's constitutions. 

For Educators