The job of a cowboy
What is a cowboy?
A hired hand or, someone who gets paid to do a specific task.
What was a spur?
Something attached to a cowboy's boot to help signal to a horse to do an action.
What year did a frigid winter wipeout thousands of cattle and began the end of the cowboy culture?
1886-1867
When was the cowboy culture at its peak?
Late 1800's (the 1860's- late 1880's)
Where did the idea of cowboys originated?
Spain and Spanish-Mexico
What did cowboys do?
Cowboys helped herd livestock and maintained ranches.
What was a lasso?
A rope made of of twisted grass that was used to helped catch cattle and other livestock.
What started the decline of cowboys?
In the 1880s a long and frigid winter killed thousands of cattle when temperatures dropped below freezing.
What was the name of this era?
The wild west.
What was the Spanish name of cowboys?
Vaqueros
What did cowboys do for the economy?
They helped herd cattle, which was in high demand.
What was a saddle?
Something to put on a horse, a saddle helped make long trips easier by making the rider and horse comfortable.
In what states is the cowboy culture still practiced?
(Name 1 state)
Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, California, Arizona, Kansas, or South Dakota.
How long did the cowboy culture peak?
20 years
What was the purpose of the cowboy hat?
To protect the cowboy from the sun.
What do cowboys do in modern times?
They help maintain large ranches.
What was a gauntlet?
A leather cuff that went around a cowboys' wrists to protect from rope burn.
When did the cowboy culture and number of cowboys decline?
During the mid-1900s after World War II
When did the cowboy culture die?
The mid-1900's
What is the name of cowboy attire?
Chaps or chaparejos
What did cowboys do for the dream of manifest destiny?
They helped herd and transport cattle around the country.
What was a kerchief used for?
(Name 2 uses)
A splint, bandage, mask, and neck scarf.
Why did the number of cowboys decline?
After World War II, new technology in ranching and in farming was introduced, which caused a less of a need for cowboys.
By the 1900s what happened to cowboys?
Many cowboys had quit the life of a cowboy while others were hired by private ranchers.
How were cowboys seen during the cowboy craze?
(What did people think of them during the cowboy era?)
In the eyes of many, cowboys were heroes, and often called "Gunslingers".