HOW DID CATTLE FLOURISH ON THE PLAINS? 1. 2.. VAQUEROS & COWBOYS (COWHANDS) MEXICAN VAQUERO LONGHORNS: History of the cowboy video.

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HOW DID CATTLE FLOURISH ON THE PLAINS? 1. 2.

VAQUEROS & COWBOYS (COWHANDS) MEXICAN VAQUERO LONGHORNS: History of the cowboy video

COWBOY (COWHANDS)

CATTLE DRIVES Cowhands rounded up longhorns in spring to sell meat Used the Chisholm Trail (1867 completed) –Route taken to transport cattle to railroads –San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas –videovideo

LIFE OF A COWBOY ON CATTLE DRIVES

COWTOWNS

END OF THE OPEN RANGE (CATTLE KINGDOM) 1.OVERGRAZING 2.BAD WEATHER 3.INVENTION OF BARBED WIRE