Cowboys & the West
What is the date for the Cowboys and the West?
C. 1870-1890
Name one of the Black Leaders that emerged from the Industrial era.
Booker T. Washington or George Washington Carver
What were cowboys first needed for?
They were first needed to take cattle from Texas to railroad towns.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The 16th President of the US.
What did cowboys wear out on the range?
They wore range-like chaps, scarfs, spurs, lassoes, branding irons, colt "peace-maker" six-guns, "ten gallon" hats, and rode on horses.
What was the transcontinental railroad?
a railroad that connected the east coast to the west coast
What was the name of one of the most famous cattle trails in Texas?
The Chisholm Trail
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
A General that fought on the Union side during the War between the States
When did the cowboy trail period end?
It ended when railroads moved south and barbed wire was used to mark out cattle ranches.
List the in Chronological order the events studied so far.
Monroe Doctrine, Traveling the Erie Canal, Jacksonian Democracy, The Cotton Gin established in the South, Slavery in the South, The Cherokee Trail, Remember the Alamo, Westward Expansion, War with Mexico, '49ers and the California Gold Rush, Opening the Oregon Territory, Lincoln the 16th President, War Between the States, The Battle of Gettysburg, Great Generals of the War Between the States, Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, Reconstructing the South, Black Leadership Emerges in the South, The Age of Industry, The Battle of Little Big Horn, Cowboys and the West.