Cattle towns
How long did the cattle towns industry last?
The industry lasted from 1866- 1885
What did the landowners teach the native Americans?
They taught them how to handle cattle.
When did the Spanish arrive to Mexico?
They arrived in 1519
What was convict leasing also called?
Another word for slavery
In Texas, who was involved in sharecropping?
African Americans, Mexican Americans, and poor whites.
Where did Texas drive their cattle to?
Kansas
What did the Spanish do when they got to Mexico?
They established ranches and stocked with cattle and horses from Spain.
What is the Spanish word for cowboys?
Vaqueros
What was convict leasing?
Convict leasing provided prisoner labor to private parties (owners)
How did the idea of share cropping begin?
Since there was no cash or independent credit system, this led to the idea of share cropping.
Which was the most famous trail?
Chisholm trail
What were skills that cowboys learned?
roping skills, handling cattle,and growing cotton.
Where was cattle ranching in, other than Mexico in the early 1700s?
North of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and South West of Argentine
What were the owners in charge of in convict leasing?
They were responsible for feeding, clothing, and housing the prisoners.
What is share cropping?
Share cropping is a form of agriculture where a land owner allows a tenant to use the land in return for some of their crops grown in their part of land.
How is Kansas important to the cattle towns industry?
Kansas has the most cattle towns.
what are Roundups
Roundups is when a cowboy collected the cattle.
Where was livestock production?
California and the South West
What happened when the prisoners were overworked?
The prisoners died.
How were some landowners harsh?
Some landowners wouldn't let the tenants sell crops to others and they couldn't move lands if they were in debt.
What main problem was happening in Dodge city?
There was gambling.
In the late 1800s what did the cowboys take with them to different places?
The cowboys took their equipment and livestock handling skills.
What did the American white men do when they went to the once Mexican lands?
They adapted to the cowboy life.
*from the reading w moore*
How many African american bodies were found buried?
95 bodies
what year did share cropping begin to fade?
in he 1940s