How did the Comstock Lode affect the western part of the United States?
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• Individual miners claimed all the land in the West for themselves.
• Thousands of prospectors traveled west in search of gold and silver.
• Native Americans sold their land to prospectors.
• Gold and silver lost its value because prospectors found so much.
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Thousands of prospectors traveled west in search of gold and silver.
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