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This group of people moved onto the plains and worked with herds and new breeds?
This group of people likely refers to the American cowboys or early settlers who migrated onto the Great Plains during the westward expansion. They worked with cattle herds, often managing large numbers of livestock and adopting new breeds that were suited to the harsh conditions of the plains. Their lifestyle was heavily influenced by the introduction of ranching techniques and the development of railroads, which helped transport cattle to markets. This era significantly shaped the agricultural and cultural landscape of the American West.
How did the civil war and the construction of railroads affect cattle ranching on the great plains?
The Civil War and construction of railroads affected cattle ranching on the Great Plains negatively. This halted ranching and broke up farms.
What were the characteristics of a cowboy?
They ALL love the land the ranch and the plains :) Cowboys wore old tattered shirts, long brimmed hats, jeans, chaps, boots, and spurs. They herded cattle and lived on ranches. They had guns and horses. They traveled west to California to search for gold. They raised families and built log cabins on the prairie.
How did the of the plains affect the native Americans?
because it was crowded bouncing stagecoaches railroads and crowded conestoga wagons but the great plains seemed strange and lonely
Five effects of the settlement of the western plains?
There is 5 effects that the settlement had on the Western Plains. The 5 effect are farming, crops, railroads, people and money.
General term for the herding of cattle from the grassy plains to the railroad terminals of Kansas Nebraska and Wyoming?
The "Long Drive" cowboys from Texas (White, Black, and Mexican) would travel across the plains that had no fences. But when land owners started to put fencing around their property, the cowboys lost money until later in the 1900's when someone made a trail for the cowboys to follow to the railroads.
This group of people moved onto the plains and worked with herds and new breeds?
This group of people likely refers to the American cowboys or early settlers who migrated onto the Great Plains during the westward expansion. They worked with cattle herds, often managing large numbers of livestock and adopting new breeds that were suited to the harsh conditions of the plains. Their lifestyle was heavily influenced by the introduction of ranching techniques and the development of railroads, which helped transport cattle to markets. This era significantly shaped the agricultural and cultural landscape of the American West.
How was the Texas longhorn better able to survive than other cattle on the great plains?
Their hardiness, longevity, great maternal instincts, and wide adaptability. Good grass and those men on horses called cowboys that moved them from one grazing area to another, and herded them to watering areas, were also factors that enabled the TL's to survive on the plains.
Which factor contributed most directly to the plains settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
the construction of railroads west of the Mississippi because railroads connected eastern markets to western farms.
What are the main two main purposes for which the plains and grasslands of the region are used?
For farming and livestock grazing.
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.
What are the same things about great and central plains?
They are the same by the farms and railroads.
How did railroads change the plains groups?
it was that cuase da was getting jobs there
How did the civil war and the construction of railroads affect cattle ranching on the great plains?
The Civil War and construction of railroads affected cattle ranching on the Great Plains negatively. This halted ranching and broke up farms.
What technology helped cattle ranching on the great plains experience growth?
Railroads...
What were the characteristics of a cowboy?
They ALL love the land the ranch and the plains :) Cowboys wore old tattered shirts, long brimmed hats, jeans, chaps, boots, and spurs. They herded cattle and lived on ranches. They had guns and horses. They traveled west to California to search for gold. They raised families and built log cabins on the prairie.
In which geographic region were livestock and wheat produced after the civil war?
the great plains
