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Rise of the Cowboy

Rise of the Cowboy. And cattle. Who Moved West After Civil War?. Whites from the East, AA ( exodusters ) from the South and Immigrants Middle class farmers (very expensive to transport supplies) and businesspeople People in search for More fertile soil Railroad work Racial tolerance

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Rise of the Cowboy

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  1. Rise of the Cowboy And cattle

  2. Who Moved West After Civil War? • Whites from the East, AA (exodusters) from the South and Immigrants • Middle class farmers (very expensive to transport supplies) and businesspeople • People in search for • More fertile soil • Railroad work • Racial tolerance • A new start-esp. Civil War Vets

  3. CATTLE BOOM • Texas Longhorn • Tough meat, but could travel long distances on little water and survive on grass alone • Cattle • Railroad Makes for easy transportation to industrial cities • Loss of buffalo means huge need for cattle meat • New and open land for settlers because N. Americans and buffalo have been moved

  4. HOMESTEAD ACT (1862) • FREE LAND (160 Acres) • Offered to any citizen/ intended citizen • Gave land leftover from land that N.Americans did not want/ taken from them.

  5. Farming Environment • Harsh Weather and Hard Work • Both blizzards and hot summers • Swarms of grasshoppers • Prairie fires • Hard work was demanded out of everyone in the family • Scarce resources • Water short in supply • Trees-lack of wood for fuel or building materials • Lived in Sod houses

  6. Chicago Bulls • San Antonio Spurs • Dallas Mavericks • Oklahoma Sooners • Detroit Pistons • DeKalb Barbs • Denver Broncos • Texas Longhorns • Bucknell Bison • Dallas Cowboys • Portland Trail Blazers • Denver Nuggets • San Francisco 49ers

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