Cattlemen

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Cattlemen
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Texan Longhorn
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Railroads
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Goodnight and Loving Trail
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Cattle trails
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Chuck wagons
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Abilene
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Why did they move onto the open range?
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Open range
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Cowboys
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Weather
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Branding
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Rustling
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Riding the line
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Rounding up
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Why did the open range come to an end?
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Overstocking
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Winter 1886/1887
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Barbed wire
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Questions

• Explain the main features of the work of a
  cowboy. (5)
• By 1890, the open range and the traditional life
  of the cowboy were coming to an end. Explain why
  this was happening. (8)

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• How successful were the cattlemen in coping with
  the problems facing cattle ranching on the
  Plains? (8)
• Explain why cattle ranching spread to the Great
  Plains. (7)

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• By 1890 the traditional method of cattle ranching
  on the open range had ended. Explain how the
  following factors together helped to bring this
  about the overstocking of the Great Plains the
  weather in 1886-87 barbed wire. (8)