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When did cowboys guide huge herds of cattle north to new railroad lines extending across the great plains?
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In the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.
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What invention helped cowboys sell their cattle across US?
The railroad.
Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the?
Midwest
What impact did the railroads have on cattle?
The transcontinental railroad allowed cattle to be delivered across the country on the railroad, instead of herded by cowboys. This led to an increase in cattle distribution and the weakening of the cowboy cattle drives. It also helped to lower transportation costs.
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was given the name?
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was called a cattle drive. Cattle drives took many months to complete. Some of the cowboys would drive the cattle to Kansas and not want to go back to the ranch after being paid. Then ranchers would have to hire more hands the next cattle drive season.
What did cowboys do for fun?
at the end of the cattle drive, the cowboys rest and drink and fight
When cowboys guided huge herd of cattle north to new railroad lines extending across the Great Plains?
In the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.
What invention helped cowboys sell their cattle across US?
The railroad.
What are cattle drives?
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
Cowboys drove cattle herds to market at the railroad centers in the?
Midwest
What impact did the railroads have on cattle?
The transcontinental railroad allowed cattle to be delivered across the country on the railroad, instead of herded by cowboys. This led to an increase in cattle distribution and the weakening of the cowboy cattle drives. It also helped to lower transportation costs.
What are drives?
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
What was the purpose of cowboys?
The purpose of the cowboys were to herd longhorn cattle across the plains to the east to be slottered and sold.
How did cowboys get cattle’s to railroad cities?
The took them to a stockyard like Kansas City where they put them in cattle cars.
How were cattle from Texas moved to the northern railroad?
Texas ranchers grouped their cattle into herds and marched them across the countryside to get to the railroad to be shipped east or west. This was called a cattle drive and needed about 4 or more people on horseback to control where the cattle went.
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.
Why did cowboys choose to go on long cattle drives following the civil war?
Those were jobs that were available. There was lots of demand back east in restaurants for beef, the cattle were raised out west far from the few western railroads, so it was necessary to hire cowboys to drive the cattle all the way from the range to the railroad. Within about 10 years the railroads expanded and went directly to where the cattle were raised and the age of cowboys and long cattle drives came to an end. The cowboys lost their jobs.
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was given the name?
The herding of cattle from Texas to railroad centers to the north was called a cattle drive. Cattle drives took many months to complete. Some of the cowboys would drive the cattle to Kansas and not want to go back to the ranch after being paid. Then ranchers would have to hire more hands the next cattle drive season.
