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What two developments in the late 1800s led to the decline of the cattle business?
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After the Civil War, the demand for beef sky-rocketed, partly due to the rapidly growing cities. Farmers in Texas used a route to Sedalia to get to a railroad system that would carry their cattle to The Chicago Union Stock Yards. They found, however, that the route to Sedalia had several obstacles: thunderstorms and rain-swollen rivers proved difficult. Also, angry farmers that were tired of having their crops trampled blockaded cattle in Baxter Springs, Kansas, preventing them from reaching Sedalia. Some herds then had to be sold at cut-rate prices, others died of starvation.
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How did railroads primarily affect the cattle business in the late 1800s?
refrigerated rail cars
Which is not a characteristic of cities in the 1800s?
a huge decline in poverty and crime
Why did Japan drift into decline in the 1800s?
Japan drifted into decline because shoguns were no longer strong leaders, and corruption was common
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 were cattle drives like in the 1800s?
Hard. Very Hard. Unbelievably HARD.
How did railroads primarily affect the cattle business in the late 1800s?
refrigerated rail cars
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on its Spanish beginnings?
How did the cattle industry of the 1800s build on it's Spanish beginnings
What factors helped the cattle business to grow in US?
what led to cattle becoming a big business by the late 1800s
When did cattle ranching start?
Cattle ranching started in Texas in the 1800s.
Which is not a characteristic of cities in the 1800s?
a huge decline in poverty and crime
Why did Japan drift into decline in the 1800s?
Japan drifted into decline because shoguns were no longer strong leaders, and corruption was common
Which developments allowed cities in the late 1800s to expand?
New Railroad lines. Nipples
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 two developments in the late 1800s led to the delcline of the cattle industry?
From what I know, there was second the really bad snow storm in 1886-87 that resulted in thousands of cattle that froze or starved to death as a result of overgrazing and lack of winter feed. The first development, however was the outbreak of Cattle Tick Fever or Texas Fever in 1868 which originated in cattle shipped up from Texas, and was spread north and eastward, affecting and killing thousands of stock as the disease spread.
What were the cattle drives in the 1800s?
Hard. Very Hard. Unbelievably HARD.
In the late 1800s a second period of industrial growth was spurred by what?
developments in processing steel and oil
What were some religious developments in the 1800s?
The intoduction of Babism and Bahai out of Persia (Iran) was one of the major religious developments of the C19. Further information can be foundf at http://www.bahai.org/
