In the late 1880s, Kansas state was closed to Texas cattle for 4 months disrupting the flow of beef from the south to the north. There were also issues with Texas fever quarantines which kept the cattle from travelling because no one wanted their herds getting infected. Settlers also made it very difficult to drive cattle as they demanded money for cattle to cross their lands.
Many smaller towns prospered because of the cattle boom, because it brought the cattle herders and cowboys to town. When the cattle drive was finished, the cowboys were anxious to spend their money.
The railroad was the advancement in technology that directly contributed to the cattle boom. Out in the west they created large cattle kingdoms.
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The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
Many smaller towns prospered because of the cattle boom, because it brought the cattle herders and cowboys to town. When the cattle drive was finished, the cowboys were anxious to spend their money.
The railroad was the advancement in technology that directly contributed to the cattle boom. Out in the west they created large cattle kingdoms.
The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
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decline people in farms
After the American Civil War, which was around 1865.
The cattle boom occurred because people started to settle down after the Civil War. It became practical to own a lot of cattle at this time.
The Gold Rush in California.
The cattle boom is stupid. Who cares when it ended, it ended because people were stupid! So it doesn't matter when it ended. There were to many cattle and the open-range declined due to barbed wire. It lasted from 1849 to 1862.
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Expansion and the railroad system lead to the boom in the cattle industry. Drought, diseases, a decline in demand, and a harsh winter that killed thousands of heads of cattle all contributed to the bust.
The high production of new technology and the rising popularity of huge cities caused the population boom.