Ranching in the West: (449) –The earliest ranchers in the American West were Spaniards who imported cattle from Spain in the 1500s. –By the 1850s, Texans.
Modern US History Ch. 18, Section 1 Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads.
Focus Questions What led to the cattle boom? What was life like for cowboys? What caused the decline of the Cattle Kingdom?
The spark that ignited the gold rush occurred in May 1848 when Sam Brannan, a storekeeper in Sutter's Creek, found a flake of gold. Ms. Wimmer used a.
Chapter 13 Settling the West. Miners Purposes for Western gold, silver, and copper: 1. Served industries in the East 2. Brought settlers West.
The Frontier Experience Ranching. Cattle Drives Long before Texas was a state, Spanish settlers brought cattle from Spain to the region. Over the years,
The Cattle Kingdom and Farming the Great Plains
