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With your partner complete the sequence of events using pp 440441 Early Cattle Ranching Spanish Beginnings 1500s Early 1700s 1750s 1770s Revolutionary War Early 1800s 1840s 1848 ID: 635032

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Cowboy Myth or Truth 

gameSlide2

With your partner, complete the sequence of events using pp. 440-441.

Early Cattle Ranching – Spanish Beginnings

1500s

Early 1700s

1750s

1770s

(Revolutionary War)

Early 1800s

1840s

1848

(Gold in California)Slide3

List 4 reasons why the longhorn breed was important to the Texas cattle industry. (p.442)Slide4

Texas cattle trails video

 

clip 1. What

role did Fort Worth play in the cattle trails?

2. Describe

the relationship between the cattle and money.

3. How

could climate influence the outcome of a cattle drive?

4. Why

did cattle drives begin to phrase out by the late 1870s?Slide5

Part 1: The Cattle Drives pp. 443-444

1. Where was the demand for beef?

 

 

 

2

. Explain the difference in price

.

 

     3. What problems did Texas ranchers have in getting cattle to eastern markets?4. Why were packing houses and processing plants built?   5. How were railroads used? 6. How did cattle drives help to solve the problem?   Slide6

Part 2: The Cattle Trails pp. 444-447

1. Sedalia Trail

 

Start/End of trail:

 

What problems with this trail?

   

 

2. Chisholm Trail

 Start/End of trail:  Why was this trail ideal?3. Western Trail  Start/End of trail: When did this trail stop being used? Why?   4. Goodnight-Loving Trail Start/End of trail: How did the trail make a profit?   Slide7

p.445Slide8

p.446Slide9

p.447

How does H.P. Cook describe life on the cattle trail?Slide10

Week One

:

Chisholm Trail: Lost two cowboys

to a

gunfight.

Sedalia Trail:

Thunderstorm

caused a stampede

.

Lost 100 head of cattle.Goodnight-Loving Trail: Indians attack. Lost 50 cattle.Western Trail: At night, 20 cattle wander off. Slide11

Week Two

:

Chisholm Trail: Indians ask for cattle payment to cross their land. Lost 30 cattle.

Sedalia Trail:

Rustlers stampede cattle.

Lost 70 cattle.

Goodnight-Loving

Trail:

Homesteaders block cattle drive at border.

Lost 2 cowboys.Western Trail: The river floods and the cattle have to swim. There is panic midstream. Lost 1 cowboy and 50 cattle.Slide12

Week Three:

Chisholm Trail:

Spring blizzard strikes with hail and snow. Lost 50 cattle.Sedalia Trail:

Picked

up 20 stray cattle.

Goodnight-Loving

Trail:

Water hole is dry.

Lost

25 cattle.Western Trail: Indians attack. Lost 30 cattle and 3 cowboys.Slide13

Arrive at Market:

Chisholm Trail:

Heavy rains made the grass poor and cattle arrive weak. The trail boss is paid $10 per head.

Sedalia Trail

:

A rate war between competing railroads lowers shipping costs. The trail boss receives $40.00 per head.

Goodnight-Loving Trail:

There is a shortage of cattle for sale, and the trail boss is paid $45 per head.

Western Trail:

Too many cattle arrive, and the trail boss only gets $20.00 per head.Slide14

Part 1:

Life on the Trail (pp.447-448)

Describe the following:

1. a typical cattle drive

2. a drover

3. a remuda

4. food on the trail

5. point men

6. drag men

7. dangers on the trailSlide15

Duties

:

Responsible for entire operation while on the

trail; must finding

water, grass and a good

trail; track

different animals across the range; knows the range

well; keeps

the peace between the cowboys

Part 1Duties: Works in groups of two and points the lead steers in the right direction; sets the pace for the driveDuties: Rides one third of the way back from the front of the herd; Must have good horse skillsDuties: “Cuts in” cattle that have gotten out of the herd; rides about two thirds of the way back from the front of the herd; makes sure that cattle do not wander too far away from the main herdDuties: drives the remuda; rounds

the extra horses

up; keeps horses together; makes

sure that those ridden hard

horses are

given proper

food and water

Duties

:

Cooks for the men on the trail out of the back of a

wagon;

does

not assist with any cattle or other trail jobs

Duties

:

Rides

at the back of the herd

to

make sure that cows stay with the

herd; must

be able to “push” these slower cattle

forward; wears

bandana over their nose and mouth to keep dirt off their

face; willing

to work hard and endure dust and dirt kicked up by the herd and riders ahead of them

.Slide16

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Part 2:

Cattle Trails MapSlide17

Part 3:

Cowboy

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l snatch you bald-headed.”“As long as I’ve got a biscuit, you’ve got half.” “Fine as a frog hair split in the middle.”“Don’t cut down the tree that gives you shade.” “Bad breath is better than none.”“If you sleep with the dogs, you will wake up with fleas.” “It fits like socks fit a rooster.”“A liar needs a good memory.”“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear through the bone.”

Part 3:

Cowboy Glossary

 

Canned Cow

-

canned

milk

Douse - the - Lights

- Lights

out; time

to hit the

hay;

go to sleep

Dusted

-

thrown

from a horse

Eating Irons

silverware

Fine as cream gravy

-

very

good, top notch

Grab a root

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a

meal,

especially

a

potato

Hill of Beans

– has no value

Iron

Horse

-

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ailroad

train

Keep That Dry

-

keep

it secret

Loblolly

-

mud

hole

Madder than an Old Wet Hen

-

very angry

Necessary

– outhouse

;

water closet; bathroom

On The Fence

neutral

or undecided

Rib Wrenches

spurs

Velvet Couch

-

a

cowboy's bedrollSlide18

Excerpt #1

– “If a storm come and the cattle started running -- you'd hear that low rumbling noise along the ground... then you'd jump for your horse and get out there in the lead, trying to head them and get them into a mill before they scattered and gone. It was riding at a dead run in the dark, with cut banks and prairie dog holes all around you, not knowing if the next jump would land you in a shallow grave

.”

Excerpt #2

– “The

singing was supposed to soothe the cattle and it did... The two men on guard would circle around with their horses on a walk, if it was a clear night and the cattle was bedded down and quiet, and one man would sing a verse of a song, and his partner on the other side of the herd would sing another verse; and you'd go through a whole song that way... I had a crackerjack of a partner in '79. I'd sing and he'd answer, and we'd keep it up like that for two hours. But he was killed by lightning

.”

~Teddy Blue AbbottPart 4: Primary Source Analysis p.448Slide19

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attle from others or be able to prove that it was theirs. The American cowboys modified the designs of the more intricate Spanish brands and created unique designs of their own.The brands that ranchers used were used to mark the cattle but also to be a symbol of a specific ranch and was kind of signature of the cattle owner. Brands were very important because if there was lost cattle or horses a brand would identify who the owner was.When choosing a brand ranchers look for a design that is easy to brand, not easily modified to it can’t be marked over with someone else’s brand, and one that is not used by someone else.Brands are made up of symbols, letters and numbers to create a unique identifier for each cattle owner. Part 5: Cattle Branding Slide20
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What cattle trail problem does the painting illustrate?

Stampedes:

cattle would stampede when startled by wild animals or sudden noises, like thunder or gunfireSlide25

What cattle trail problem is this image illustrate?

Rustlers:

cattle thieves who jumped herds to cause stampedes; they would steal the cattle in the chaosSlide26

What cattle trail problem do these images illustrate?

Mud/Snow:

cattle would become stuck in the mud or

snowdriftsSlide27

What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?

River Crossings:

herds

had

to cross wide rivers, often with only the tips of the noses and horns breaking the water’s

surfaceSlide28

What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?

Weather:

severe storms with

thunder, lightning

,

and floods which caused stampedes and

endangered

lives Slide29

What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?

Fire:

fires on the plains

could

sweep over entire counties, killing cattle and wiping out grassSlide30

In your opinion,

was

working on a cattle drive worth the money earned? Explain your answer.