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Which statements best describe how the Transcontinental Railroad helped lead to the closing of the western frontiers?
Cities along the railroad expanded and became population centers.
How did the transcontinental railroad effect the cowboys and cattle men?
Railroads enabled easier and closer access to points to sell cattle. Cowboys didn't have to travel as far to sell their cattle, so cattle that didn't have to travel as far had meat that wasn't as tough and stringy, and cowboys had more time on their hands to be able to help with ranch chores, and weaned calves could stay on the ranches for a little longer because of the shorter distance.
How did western ranchers and farmers get their product's to eastern markets?
Railroad
Did the English start the first transcontinental railroad?
No. The English have nowhere to build a transcontinental railroad; they are on an island. The US was the first to begin such a railroad - aptly named the First Trascontinental Railroad - and the Russians soon followed with the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Why did settlers head west during the building of the transcontinental railroad?
The railroad needed builders, and those builders lived in new towns along the railroad. Settlers moved with the railroad because they could get lots of land and still have access to manufactured goods from the East because the railroad allowed for the transportation of those goods.
Why were cattles drives important?
Cattle Drives were important because the East wanted beef and the cowboys want money the cattle drived could take weeks to get to the Railroad station.
What refers to the cattles journey to a railroad depot?
Cattle drive.
What is the movie the real west- cowboys and outlaws about?
It was about how cowboys use to live and how they took care of there cattles and what people thought of them also the myths
What Was The Western Cattle Trail Used For?
There were millions of buffaloes in the west. the Transcontinental railroad was just created. In the eastern cities people needed food. cowboys, also known as cowhands and vaqueros would move them from as low as Texas to the railroad to ship them to the eastern cities.
When was Cattles created?
Cattles was created in 1927.
Which cities were connected by the first railroad in Britain?
Cities of Liverpool and Manchester were the first to be connected with the railroad in Britain.
Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the?
Midwest
What invention helped cowboys sell their cattle across US?
The railroad.
Were cowboys the only job out west?
no farming, railroad workering, buffalo soilders
What is the web address of the Twin Cities Railroad Museum in South Fulton Tennessee?
The web address of the Twin Cities Railroad Museum is: tcrailroadmuseum.org
What did the meatpackers mean when they described cattle as steerly?
The cattles were covered with boils
What was the main economic activity for the plains region?
Since Western lands were open and grassy, cattle ranchingbecame an economic boom. Special livestock railroad cars could haul cattle to Eastern cities from meatpacking hubs such as Chicago. The cattle had to travel from Texas. Before railroad tracks ran from Texas, cowboys would drive herds from Texas to cities such as Kansas City, where herds could be loaded in livestock cars for travel. An entrepreneur could purchase cattle for $10 a head and sell them for $40 a head. They could pay a cowboy between $80 and $90 to drive the cattle herd to the railroad. Cattle drives could take cowboys two to three months.
