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Social Studies Chapter 19

Social Studies Chapter 19. Section 3 The Cattle Kingdom. Creating a Cattle Kingdom. The Spaniards set up ranches in the SW After the CW the demand for beef increased Cattle drives drove animals hundreds of miles north The Chisholm Trail linked Texas and the Kansas Pacific RxR

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Social Studies Chapter 19

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  1. Social StudiesChapter 19 Section 3 The Cattle Kingdom

  2. Creating a Cattle Kingdom • The Spaniards set up ranches in the SW • After the CW the demand for beef increased • Cattle drives drove animals hundreds of miles north • The Chisholm Trail linked Texas and the Kansas Pacific RxR • American cowboys learned much of their trade from the Sp vaqueros

  3. The Cow Towns • Cowboys worst fear was what? • Cow towns had pens to hold thousands of cattle until they could be loaded on trains headed east. • Towns were created along these routes and increased the economy • This created a boom, but it would not last

  4. The Cattle Boom • Open range where cattle could roam and eat • Conflicts arose. Why? • Cattle kingdom came to an end for 4 reasons: • Fences • Large grants to RxR limited the ranges • Nature: not enough grasslands • Texas fever destroyed herds

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