1. I can identify significant individuals, events, and issues of the development of the cattle industry and the cattle trails.

2. Complete the timeline – 5 Minutes Jose de Escandon land grants Sheep Ranch established by George Wilkens Kendall Opening of the Chisholm Trail Fence cutting becomes a crime 185218731876

4. Supply & Demand Demand for beef in the North & East – $4 in Texas $40 in packinghouses Creation of cow town – connection to Railroad – Attractions & entertainment

6. Chisholm Trail –opened by Jesse Chisholm 1867 (S. TX to Abilene and Ellsworth, KS) – 350,000 head of cattle in two years

7. Western or Dodge City Trail – 1870s – North from San Antonio (later extended further south) to Dodge City, KS Goodnight-Loving Trail – Followed the Pecos River into Colorado – Later extended to Wyoming

8. Long days with little sleep Night watch – – prevent stampedes & thieves Entertainment – sit around the campfire and sing songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40 hyjEp0Co&feature=related

9. Wrangler Chuck Wagon Trail boss Drag Flank Swing Point Cowhands - general term to refer to cowboys on cattle drive

10. Earlier to market = more money Some would wait out the winter on government land = first to market in spring – Led to expansion of cattle in west

11. The Trail Boss is in charge of all the cowhands and the cattle

12. The point position – rode at the side of the lead cattle to direct the herd

13. The Flank position – rode beside the herd and kept them from straying too far

14. The swing position – rides alongside a herd to turn it in the right direction

15. The Drag position – rides at the rear to keep it moving

16. Wrangler – Cowboy in charge of the remuda (extra horses) on the trail

17. Camp cook – fed all of the cowhands on the trail – revered position Chuck Wagon - A wagon that carried the food, supplies and cooking equipment

18. ON THE TRAIL Write a paragraph answering the following questions. If you were a cowhand…. – What would you be responsible for on the trail? – What would you enjoy most and least about the long ride from home to the market? – How would you entertain yourself?