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Guided Reading Activity Answers
The Cattle Kingdom Guided Reading Activity Answers The Open Range
Unfenced land on the plains of Texas and the Southwest fed
thousands of head of cattle.Yet for years these herds, descendents
of runaway Spanish cattle, were left alone.Without railroads to
transport the animals to Eastern markets, there was no reason to
round them up.Ranchers took what they needed, but generally left
them be. The Cattle Drive The Cattle Drive was the organized
herding of longhorn steer toWestern markets cowtowns- in the Middle
West, and from there, to the slaughterhouses of the East.Cowboys,
horses, and dogs moved the cattle along well marked trails over
thousands of miles to railroad towns.The cattle drives often lasted
for two to three months, and the dangers faced along the way were
substantial. Major Cattle Trails of the 19th Century West Dangers
on the Long Drive
STAMPEDE!! River Crossings Dangers on the Long Drive
Natural disaster Rustlers NO! Cowboys were never paid exceptionally
well for their hard work.Most loved the job, though, despite the
lack of profits. The Vaquero Tradition American Cowboys borrowed
virtually all of their traditions from the Spanish and Mexican
vaqueros of the Southwest.Men learned new techniques to ride, rope,
and brand cattle and they borrowed many of the clothes and tools of
the Spanish tradition as well. Vaquero, otra ves Buckaroo!
/Va-que-ro/ Cowtowns Cowtowns were settlements at the end of the
Cattle Trails throughout the Middle West.The principal feature of
each cow town was a railroad track, where the cattle would be
loaded aboard and sent on the trip with an unhappy ending.The
trains final stop was invariably the slaughterhouses of the
East.But Cowtowns themselves, like Abilene, KS, were rough and
tumble, exciting cities which catered to the interests of men who
had been on the road for months ata time. Major Cowtowns of the
19th Century
Which cities are cowtowns on this map of the Middle West? Remember,
the places where the cattle trails meet the railroads are cattle
towns.There are at least seven (7) cowtowns labeled on this map!
Cowtowns Cheyenne, WY Denver, CO Pueblo, CO Dodge City, KS
Ellsworth, KS Abilene, KS Sedalia, MO The Cattle Kingdom The Cattle
Kingdom was the region in the Southwest, the high plains, and Texas
dominated by the cattle industry between the 1860s and the late
1880s.When cattle were cheap in the West and demand for beef was
high in the East, enormous profits were made but a combination
weather, bad luck, andbig industry competition ruined the Cattle
Kingdom for most ranchers by the early 1890s. The End of the Cattle
Kingdom
Overgrazing the Land Drought, Hard Winters The end of the cattle
kingdom
Decreased Demand for Beef in the East Increased Competition and
Feed Prices GO VEGGIE!