Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).
Settlements that grew almost overnight near mining sites, often suffering from severe lawlessness due to rapid, unpoliced expansion.
Boomtowns appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Early Settlers and Challenges.
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