Cattlemen and Cowboys Summary
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- Created on: 11-03-13 18:20
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- Cowboys & Cattlemen
- WHO WERE THEY?
- STAGES
- STAGE 1: Cattle Drives 1865 - 1870
- WHY? Millions of cattle in Texas. People decided to take these cattle to the Plains = more profit.
- HOW? Cattle marched to destinations from Texas along trails (eg. Goodnight Loving Trail).
- WHAT DID COWBOYS DO? Herded cattle to places. Branded Cattle. Slept out in open, rode with the cattle = DANGEROUS
- PROBLEMS? Homesteaders moving onto Plains = blocked trails = open ranching
- HOW? Cattle marched to destinations from Texas along trails (eg. Goodnight Loving Trail).
- WHY? Millions of cattle in Texas. People decided to take these cattle to the Plains = more profit.
- STAGE 2: Open Ranching
- WHY? Homesteaders were blocking trails, so easier to keep cattle on Plains. Development of railways also allowed easy transportation of cattle.
- COW TOWNS? Joseph McCoy set up the cow town of Abilene to buy and sell cattle in 1867
- EXAMPLE? Goodnight had a ranch of 1 mill acres + 100,000 cattle.
- WHAT DID COWBOYS DO? Ride around ranch + stop cattle from being stolen. Branded cattle.
- PROBLEMS? Ranch had no fences = cattle stolen or wandered off + disputes over land = closed ranching.
- WHY DID IT END? Drought in 1880s (1883). Too many cattle too feed. Demand for beef fell in the East. Cold Winters in 1886-87 = cattle killed
- PROBLEMS? Ranch had no fences = cattle stolen or wandered off + disputes over land = closed ranching.
- WHAT DID COWBOYS DO? Ride around ranch + stop cattle from being stolen. Branded cattle.
- EXAMPLE? Goodnight had a ranch of 1 mill acres + 100,000 cattle.
- COW TOWNS? Joseph McCoy set up the cow town of Abilene to buy and sell cattle in 1867
- WHY? Homesteaders were blocking trails, so easier to keep cattle on Plains. Development of railways also allowed easy transportation of cattle.
- STAGE 3: Closed Ranching
- WHY? Stopped cattle from being lost or stolen.
- CONSEQUENCES? Ended cowboys career + caused herds kept to be smaller. Concentarted on lower no but better quality cattle. Land fenced off wiht barbed wire.
- WHAT DID COWBOYS DO? Fixed fence + stopped cattle rustling.
- CONSEQUENCES? Ended cowboys career + caused herds kept to be smaller. Concentarted on lower no but better quality cattle. Land fenced off wiht barbed wire.
- WHY? Stopped cattle from being lost or stolen.
- STAGE 1: Cattle Drives 1865 - 1870
- Ranchmen were those who owned the cattle ranches and herds. Cowboys were those who looked after and herded the cattle in the 1869s, 70s, and 80s.
- WHO WERE THEY?
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