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Why wre cattle drives needed during Westward Expansion
Cattle could be sold for a lot more money in the north and east since they were scarce. Ranchers would hire cowboys to guide cattle to towns along the railroads for transportation to larger cities
Service in 1860 that used riders on horses to deliver mail from Missouri to California
Pony Express
Way cowboys moved large herds of cattle from Texas to the East
Cattle Drive
A settler who moves from one place to another
Pioneer
Land set aside by the government for Native Americans
Reservation
Existed both north and south of Dodge City, Kansas. It allowed ranchers to move large numbers of cattle to railroads in order to transport them to large cities.
Great Western Trail
Name a famous black cowboy and write something interesting about their life
Nat Love, Bose Ikard, Bill Pickett
A person who starts a business hoping to make a profit
Entrepreneur
What is one reason cattle drives came to an end?
They were no longer necessary once the railroads reached Texas
Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers?
Cattle could be sold for more money in the East
A pioneer who claimed land under the Homestead Act
Homesteaders
Why would a homesteader on the Great Plains have cheered the invention of barbed wire?
Homesteaders needed something to keep cattle from destroying their crops
Law that gave pioneers 160 acres of land to live on a farm for 5 years
Homestead Act
A vast region o dry grassland in the middle of the country
Great Plains
A device that sent messages through wires using electricity
Telegraph
Why did cattle trails come to an end?
More railroad lines were built and reached Texas
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
To encourage settlement of the Great Plains
A trail used to drive cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas during the period following the Civil War
Chisholm Trail
What were three typical challenges faced by homesteaders
Harsh weather, large amounts of grasshoppers, and thick sod
A railroad that crossed the country from Omaha, NE to Sacramento, CA
Transcontinental Railroad