Clothes and Wearables
What were lassos used for?
Lassos were used to catch and stop running livestock and cattle.
Did most cowboys kill people and hang out in the desert?
no, most cowboys were ranchers
What was a lasso made of?
A lasso or a lariat was made of braided rawhide
was ranching a big or a small industry in the late 1800's?
it was a very big industry
what is a rancher
a rancher is someone who takes care of the livestock in a ranch by tending the food, grass, animals, and sometimes buildings.
Did a saddle belong to the cowboy or the owner of the land?
The saddle belonged to the cowboy
There were many types of weapons in the south such as the "six gun". Was the six gun considered popular and good at the time or no?
Yes, the six-gun killed more people than any other guns in the west and was a weapon of choice.
Livestock branding was a common thing to do that indicates ownership of a cattle or animal.
what invention made it possible to transport cattle to new locations with better ease?
the invention of railway lines (trains)
what is a vaquero?
a vaquero was a Mexican cowboy and in some Spanish cultures riding horses and herding animals was a tradition.
What are ways that hats were used?
if you answered any of the following :
-hat brims help in the shade when working outside -the tall brim keeps the head cold -keep sun and rain out of the eyes and off of the head
Did people in the West that didn't work on farms respect the law as people do now?
no, they usually helped protect others and had enemies such as hostile natives
for what purpose did windmills serve? (2 purposes)
1. to use the wind as an energy source to pump water out of the ground
2. pumping water out of the ground means that cattle didn't need to be settled near a river or a body of water.
What is a word that is a type of animal, but is used in the context of multiple animals that a cowboy worked with?
cattle, livestock just means multiple animals
What state was most affected by cowboys?
the state of Kansas
A cowboy wheres a ______ on his mouth. This can be helpful when you have a broken bone because it can be used as a splint.
____ - Kerchief
What war caused the ranching industry to bloom?
The Civil War
For what reason did cowboys sometimes make lassos out of tightly braided grass?
Real lassos were expensive. Despite them being made out of rawhide, they were also fragile.
What caused cowboys to travel Eastward?
The business thrives for meat in the East caused cowboys do travel there with their cattle and horses. Plus the business in the West isn't meat wanting because they already have tons of it.
What stopped convict leasing?
too many convicts were dying for the state to deal with
What was a spur used for? (back of the shoe)
Spurs were used for kicking the horse and making it run faster to chase the cattle. Spurs were usually dull and not as sharp as to not hurt the horse.
What does ranching do socially for the West?
Increases settlement in towns and helps the growth of towns
What are 2 reasons that cowboys used barbed wire?
they used barbed wire to... - keep cows in a certain area instead of performing open range ranching and letting the cows roam everywhere. -so they didn't have to brand the cattle and look for them later
What did John McCoy do or want?
he wanted to bring longhorn cattle to the East from Texas to Chicago and distribute them there.
when and why was Abilene established?
during the civil war, to take supplies to the confederates