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Chapter 13, Section 3 Cattle Kingdoms p. 464-468

Chapter 13, Section 3 Cattle Kingdoms p. 464-468. An extensive cattle industry develops in the West to provide meat for the nation. The Rise of the Cattle Industry. Main Idea: Railroads give ranchers a way to get cattle to distant markets. Texas Longhorn.

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Chapter 13, Section 3 Cattle Kingdoms p. 464-468

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  1. Chapter 13, Section 3Cattle Kingdomsp. 464-468 An extensive cattle industry develops in the West to provide meat for the nation.

  2. The Rise of the Cattle Industry Main Idea: Railroads give ranchers a way to get cattle to distant markets. Texas Longhorn • Hearty longhorn cattle graze on the open range • unfenced lands • Demand for fresh meat cause cattle trails to connect to railroad routes • Cattle drives move herds of longhorn over 1000s of miles to railroad junctions • the herding and moving of cattle over long distances

  3. Cattle Trails in the West • Describe a cowboy’s life on a cattle drive.

  4. Life on the Trail Main Idea: Cowhands, working long hours for low pay, learn skills developed earlier by Spanish and Mexican vaqueros. The 1st Cowboys: Los Vaqueros Cattle drives are very dangerous Lightning strikes cause stampedes Grass fires, swamps, & Cattle thieves (“rustlers”) The “cowboy” gets its roots from Mexico & Spain Spanish Roots: vaquerostended cattle in Mexico, California, and the Southwest Spanish word for cowhand or cowboy American cowboys borrow MUCH from Mexican Vaqueros: sombrero (hat), lazo (lasso), spurs, chaps, saddles… How to ride, rope and brand

  5. The Wild West Main Idea: The West gains an exaggerated reputation for lawlessness and violence. Annie Oakley • Cow town - settlement at the end of a cattle trail • Cowboys spend pay at cow towns • Dance halls, saloons, hotels, restaurants, stores…. • Cowboys wanted “a bath, a good meal, a soft bed & some fun” • The myths of the West begins… • Much interest in the “Wild West” • William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody: western showman Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show • Annie Oakley: female sharp-shooter • Sitting Bull gave Oakley the Lakota name, "Watanya Cicilla“ • “Little Sure Shot” Buffalo Bill

  6. Advertisement for Buffalo Bill’s travelling Wild West show

  7. Boom & Bust in the Cattle Kingdom Main Idea: Overstocking and a spell of bad weather eventually put an end to the cattle boom. The Cowboy rides into sunset of history and becomes a legend Cattle Kingdom - region dominated by cattle industry and its ranches, trails & cow towns Cattle Boom: Calf sell at $5 each & a mature steer at $60 each Cattle Drives are expensive but extremely profitable Extreme Weather: Heat & Cold kill millions of cattle in 1886 & 1887 Sheep-herding brings competition to the openrange Barbed wire closes the open range New railroad lines make cattle drives unnecessary - Cattle boom is over.

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