People and Times
What century did these cattle drives take place?
19th Century
A way to get 1000-3000 cattle to move a distance
What is a cattle drive?
These are very important to commerce as their meat contains great value.
What are cattle/cows?
When did the cattle drives end?
The 1880s
This can happen when cattle get spooked, sometimes by lightning.
What is a stampede?
How many cattle were in a typical drive?
About 1000-3000
This is a South American or Central American cowboy.
What is a "Gaucho"?
These little guys couldn't keep up with the group so they were killed on the drive.
What are calves?
This trail was first used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas railheads on September 5, 1867.
What is the Chisholm Trail?
He campaigned for cattle drives in Abilene.
Who was Joseph McCoy?
This disease was spread to cattle through ticks.
What is Texas Fever?
This winter killed thousands of cattle.
What was the winter of 1886-87?
When was the idea of cattle driving introduced to North America?
It was introduced sometime during colonization.
This was used by settlers to block cattle from entering the settlers' land.
What is barbed wire?
This modern invention eventually obsoleted the cattle drives.
What are the railroads/trains?