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Q: What region did cowboys drive cattle herds to market at railroad centers?
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Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the?

Midwest


What was the long drive?

Moving cattle from distant ranges to busy railroad centers that shipped the cattle to market


What is long drive?

moving of cattle from distant ranges to busy railroad centers that shipped the cattle to market


What was the only way to get cattle to the market?

Transcontinental railroad after your cattle drive.


Which was not an impact of the railroad on the natural environment?

Transporting cattle to market


How did great plain ranchers get their cattle to market?

They herded them via horses and riders, a.k.a cowboys.


Where are the cattle trails located?

The trails lead to the railroad stockyards located in St. Louis. So they were in Montana, Wyoming and other cattle country areas where they could be driven to market.


Who are the cowboys?

Cowboys wrangle herds of cattle (dogies) from atop their ponies, moving them along to market, sometimes using the phrase "Git along, little dogie".The Cowboys are also a national football team (part of the NFL) of the state of Texas, also known as the Dallas Cowboys.


Why do cowboys brand cattle?

Back in the day, cattle were kept in open range, so different herds could be mixed up. After calves were born in the spring, the owners and their cowboys would round up the cattle and sort out which calves belonged to which mother and brand them accordingly. If the cattlemen were going to take the cattle to be sold, then they could work together to get them to market since ownership was clear.


What is a cattle market?

An auction type market that sells cattle.


Why did you have cattle drives?

to get cattle to the market.


Were there cows on the Oregon trail?

Yes, definitely. Cows were either being herded to market by cowboys, or being used as oxen for the pioneers taking their covered wagons to their different destinations in hopes and dreams of settling some land.