HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 1 Chapter 5 THE WESTERN CROSSROADS Section 1: War in the West Section 2: Western Farmers Section 3: The Cattle Boom Section 4: The Mining Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 2 Objectives: How did cattle and sheep ranching develop in the West? How did cattle and sheep ranching develop in the West? What was life like for cowboys and residents of cattle towns? What was life like for cowboys and residents of cattle towns? What were ranches like? What were ranches like? Why did the cattle boom on the open range end? Why did the cattle boom on the open range end? Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 3 Development of cattle ranching introduction of the Texas longhorn introduction of the Texas longhorn expansion of eastern beef market expansion of eastern beef market Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 4 Development of sheep ranching introduced by Spanish introduced by Spanish also done by American Indians also done by American Indians market expansion sparked by Gold Rush market expansion sparked by Gold Rush Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 5 Cowboy life demanding working conditions demanding working conditions isolation isolation trail drives trail drives Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 6 Town life busy from spring to fall from cattle drives busy from spring to fall from cattle drives businesses attracted by the money that cowboys received at end of drive businesses attracted by the money that cowboys received at end of drive families followed businesses families followed businesses Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 7 Ranches hard work for both genders hard work for both genders lonely lonely centered around roundup centered around roundup Section 3: The Cattle Boom

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON The American Nation HOLT IN THE MODERN ERA 8 End of the cattle boom cattle glut cattle glut invention of barbed wire invention of barbed wire depletion of grass depletion of grass bad weather bad weather Section 3: The Cattle Boom