PPT-THE CATTLE INDUSTRY AND RAILROADS IN TEXAS

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. Ch. 18, Section 1. Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads. Mining Boom Brings Growth. Prior to the Civil War most Americans saw the Great Plains and the west as the Great American Desert and there were few attempts to settle there until after the war (#1). 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.. This Rise and Fall of the Cattle Industry in Texas. 2/27/2012. Vocabulary. Open Range- . large area flooded with roaming Cattle and Wild Mustangs.. Hollywood Cowboys- . typically White males who are strong, and always rides off into the sunset at the end.. . . . . By the 1920’s, the U.S. had become the leading industrial power in the world, producing more than 1/3 of the world’s manufactured goods.. Up until this time, the U.S. was primarily an agricultural nation – Tobacco, Cotton, sugar, Indigo, Rice, Etc. Cowboy-. animal herder who tends cattle on ranches, on horseback and performs other ranch related tasks.. Wrangler. -tends to the horses used to work cattle. Rodeo-. competitive sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding. SS5E1 The student will use the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity, and price incentives to illustrate historical events. . b. Explain how price incentives affect people’s behavior and choices (such as decisions to participate in cattle trails because of increased beef prices). . 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. Ranching and Farming . Section 1: The Origins of the Cattle Kingdom. The. Spanish Introduce Cattle . The cattle first arrived as a part of the Colombian exchange in the early 1500s from Spain. In the 1690s, Spain began to bring them into the plains of South Texas. By the 1700s, Goliad had close to 25,000 head of cattle.. XIT Ranch. Railroads and refrigeration. 1880s – railroads extended into Texas. Ship cattle from a point closer to home. no refrigeration in Texas – had to send cattle to slaughterhouses. Meat would spoil, otherwise. 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.. Section 2: Transportation and Industry. Texas. Demand Railroad System . Before 1900 most families traveled by wagons and buggies . Poor transportation system slowed the development of Texas and it made it harder to farmers and merchants to market their items. Ranches, Ranchers, and Cowboys. Chapter 21 . Section 3. Objectives. Students will be able to…. Identify the Texas regions where ranching was a big industry and explain why ranches developed there. Describe what ranching and cowboy life were like. 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. 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.