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because it would be harder for Americans to transport cattle up north
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Why did the cattle have to go north to kansas in the great western cattle trail?
Kansas had railroads
Why did the great western cattle drives occur?
because sou couldnt make it to enorth
What occurred during the Great Western Cattle Trail Drive?
to go up north
What are some problems cowhands faced during the great western cattle trail?
some problems were the bad weather,risky river crossing,stampedes occasional attacks from native americans,and raids from cattlethieves,called rustlers
Why did the great western cattle drives stop?
Because when the railroad was created the railroad could do exactly the same thing and faster.
Why did the cattle have to go north to kansas in the great western cattle trail?
Kansas had railroads
What cattle trail goes through Oklahoma City?
the Chisolm and the Great Western Cattle Trail.
Why did Americans think cattle ranches on the great plains were not practical in the 1800s?
Americans didn't think that cattle ranches were practical on the great plains because the cattle had a hard time surviving. The great plains were dry and there was not a lot of grazing land in the 1800s.
What occurred during the Great Western Cattle Trail Drive?
to go up north
Why did the great western cattle drives occur?
because sou couldnt make it to enorth
What are some problems cowhands faced during the great western cattle trail?
some problems were the bad weather,risky river crossing,stampedes occasional attacks from native americans,and raids from cattlethieves,called rustlers
List five cattle drive trails in the US?
The three great cattle trails include the western trail, the Chisholm trail and the goodnight loving trail.
Why did Americans think cattle ranches on the great plains were impractical?
Americans thought cattle ranches on the Great Plains were impractical because they did not have transportation like railroads. Since they were expected to transport so much meat to large cities eastward, they had a long way to travel since there were no trains or railroads.
Why did the great western cattle drives stop?
Because when the railroad was created the railroad could do exactly the same thing and faster.
What was the great western cattle trail used by cowboys to move cattle?
Probaly the Goodnight-Loving trail (not joking, the last names of the two guys who founded it were actually Goodnight and Loving)
Did Native Americans from the great plains raise cattle?
No, not until forced to do so by the depletion of their major food source, the Buffalo.
What was one of the reasons for the end of the western cattle bonanza?
I'll give you three to choose from: railroads, the terrible winter of 1887 and the Great Depression in the 1930s which were a result from intense overgrazing of rangeland by cattle ranchers.
