The Long Drive
Swimming cattle across rivers, dealing with snakes and wild animals, negotiating permission to cross Indigenous territory, guarding the herd from theft and fending off attacks from others
What are Challenges faced by Cowboys?
Break the ice at waterholes for them to drink
What is a Task Cowboys had to do in the Winter?
Space
What did cowboys need to survive?
1862
What is when the Homestead act and Pacific Railroad act introduced?
Between 2 and 3 months
Separated them according to ownership and branded them
What Happened to Cattle once they were rounded up?
Meat
What did the northern Cities not have?
Made migration to the West much easier (more people migrated)
What is the Pacific railroad act?
12
What is the amount of Cowboys required to manage the Long Drive?
Where all the cowboys lived together
What is a Bunkhouse?
Cattle were loaded onto trains & shipped to markets in East
What is what happened to Cattle in Cow towns?
Rich business men took advantage – got lots of land by asking their employees to help
What is a limitation of the Homestead act?
A group of cowboys who drove the cattle
What is an Outfit?
Many lost their jobs and worked in bars or rode from ranch to ranch
What Jobs did Cowboys do over the Winter?
1865
What is when the Civil War ended?
Gave Homesteaders 160 more Acres if they promised to plant trees on 1/4 of the land
What is the Timber Culture Act?
Abilene
What is an example of a Cow Town?
The cattle couldn’t get to the grass/break through the ice to get water
What is why is Ice and Snow a major problem on the Ranch?
Around $33 dollars per head more
How much more could Cattle be sold for in the North?
Provided farmers with 160 acres of land in the West
What did the Homestead act do?