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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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 railroad was the advancement in technology that directly contributed to the cattle boom. Out in the west they created large cattle kingdoms.
decline people in farms
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.
RailroadsRAILROADS
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 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.
decline people in farms
After the American Civil War, which was around 1865.
"of a herd of cattle led by ranchers" as you have used it above is already the possessive for of "a herd of cattle led by ranchers"! For example: The herd of cattle which was led by the ranchers bought a farm. The farm is now owned by the herd. It is the herd's farm. It is the farm of the herd of cattle led by ranchers.
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 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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The Tobacco Boom (a new hot commodity in the Americas) led to the use of indentured servitude and then slavery in colonial America.