PPT-Unit 9 1860-1900 Cotton, Cattle and Railroads

Causes leading to Expansion of the Western Frontier Make a bubble chart Large amount of land available Large supply of wild longhorn on the Texas Frontier Demand for beef in the northern and eastern United States. Chapters 8 and 9. Livestock and the Open Range;. Railroads Link Montana to the Nation. Chapter 8: Livestock and the Open Range. Montana’s Grasslands. Montana had excellent grasslands – winter snow not as deep or long-lasting as in Colorado & Wyoming, winds often blew snow off grasses, plenty of water & shelter.. Coach Duke. Towns that grew up almost overnight around mining sites were known . as. Boomtowns. 2. What . 1862 act passed by congress gave 160 free acres of land to settlers? . Homestead Act. 3. How . Disunion. Industry in the North. As the northern economy grew, new inventions and faster transportation changed the way goods were manufactured and shipped.. Industry in the North cont.. New Inventions: The 1800’s brought a flood of new inventions in the North. Market Revolution. Farming becomes more commercialized. More growing crops for trade, . not for subsistence. More specialized – e.g., . “I’m a . wheat . farmer.”. Larger markets, more intermediaries, less personal. Activating Strategy. What could be considered a technological development in Georgia in the time period after the American Revolution? Why?. How did technological developments after the American Revolution impact the growth of Georgia?. Who. Chose . Minnesota?. People came to Minnesota for the . same push and pull reasons that people . moved to any new place during this era.. Who Chose . Minnesota. ?. Pull Reasons:. Civil War. , as many as five million longhorn cattle . Descendants of . old Spanish stock. , roamed wild in Texas . At first they were hunted only for their . hides. since there was no way to get them to markets in the East. Section 1: Miners and Ranchers. Growth of Mining. Task: How do people try to “get rich quick” today?. Growth of the Mining Industry. Placer mining quartz mining were used.. Growth of Mining. Comstock Lode. Heartland. Video Guide. 1. What was the biggest obstacle in the way of building the transcontinental railroad?. The . Sierra Nevada Mountains. 2. Who were the two companies that built the railroad?. Section 1 – The Growth of Railroads. New Railroad Lines. Texans hoping railroads would spur economic growth.. Moving people & goods was time consuming and expensive. .. . * Texas rivers too shallow & unreliable for shipping.. Grade 04. Social Studies. Unit. : . 09. ©2012, TESCCC. HOW DID THE CATTLE INDUSTRY BEGIN IN TEXAS. ?. The Spanish brought cattle to Texas and the . vaquero. (cowboy) took care of them on ranches.. Do any of you know someone who is a rancher or a cowboy?. Vocabulary. a. bolitionist. agriculture. antebellum. arsenal. artillery. blockade. Vocabulary. b. order state. brigade. campaign. c. ash crop. casualty. cavalry. Vocabulary. company. Confederacy. Confederate. Civil War. , as many as five million longhorn cattle . Descendants of . old Spanish stock. , roamed wild in Texas . At first they were hunted only for their . hides. since there was no way to get them to markets in the East. 01500Feet0500Meters11/2014 MCSMap KeyCheck-in OfficenpCampsiteRestroom/ShowerCampfire RingFacilityChapelWaterwayRoadTrail20-foot ContourBoundaryBSA Alamo Area Council - Bear Creek Scout Reservationn