Mountain Men
What were mountain men in the west for?
Brown Gold or adventure
Where did the kids go during the day?
School
What did they do?
Move cattle
What was their weapon of choice?
Colt .45 peacemaker
What is a Yarn?
Tall-tale
What were some of the jobs?
Preacher, teacher, saloon keeper, hotel keeper, merchant, publisher, black-smith
Did they like to be called cowboys?
No, Cowhands instead
Why did they go west?
To catch violent and reckless people, gangs, veterans, thieves etc.
What were the 2-week long festivals called?
Rendezvous
What type of government did they have?
Democratic
Who did the Cowhands feed?
The Nation
What is one myth about the lawmen/gunfighters?
Loaded there guns with 6 bullets, there were rules, did tricks, etc.
What did the Mountain Men map?
All of the Western U.S.
What did towns follow?
The river
What did the Cowhands rarely use?
Guns
What are the three types of them?
Lawmen, Gunfighters, and both lawmen and gunfighters
What did the Mountain Men call female grizzly's?
She-Rip
As a whole, what was the towns goal?
To become a city
Where area did the cattle industry begin in?
Texas
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