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because they graze cows on farms and they also enter rodeos
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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.
How did cowboys make money from cattle drives?
$ 2.00
What are cattle drives?
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
What are drives?
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
What did cowboys do on a cattle drive?
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on cattle drives.
What would a cowboy carry in a wagon during a cattle drive?
On cattle drives the cowboys usually did not have a wagon but rode their horses.
When cowboys herded their livestock to the railroads of the great plains it was known as a?
It was known as the cattle drives.
Who was involved in cattle drives?
To get cattle from the southeast to other regions
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.
What vehicle carried food on the cattle drive?
Chuck Wagon- was used for carrying cooking utensils and food for serving the cowboys on cattle drives.
Why were black cowboys of Texas important?
Cause of cattle
Why is the Quarter Horse important to Texas?
cowboys use them to rounf up cattle
