Chapter 17 Ranching in Texas 1850-1890. Beginning in the Spanish era of Texas, cattle were raised on the grassy prairies of the state. These roaming herds.
Ch. 18 Opening the West 1858-1896. Gold, Silver, & Boomtowns - 1858 gold found at Pikes Peak in the Colorado Rockies. By 1859 50,000 prospects had flocked.
The Cattle Kingdom West Texas Ranching was the main source of income in West Texas. How do you explain this? Why do you think it wasn’t farming? Regions.
Cattle Kingdom. Cattle in Texas Indian removal opened the Great Plains to the cattlemen. Cattle introduced by the Spaniards. By the close of the Civil.
Unit 9, Section Two Notes – The Cattle Kingdom. Ranching in Texas began with the Spanish, who established ranches as parts of missions during between.
Focus Questions What led to the cattle boom? What was life like for cowboys? What caused the decline of the Cattle Kingdom?
Unit One: The Wild West The Cattle Kingdom. The next mass movement of people into the West was into the Southern Plains area of Texas and surrounding.
