PPT-Cowboys, Cattle, and Colt Revolvers

Here was all these cheap longhorned steers overrunning Texas here was the rest of the country crying out for beef and no railroads in Texas to get them out So they trailed them out across hundreds of miles of wild country. William “Bill”. Pickett. -. made his name as one of the most outstanding Wild West rodeo performers in the country and is credited with originating the modern event known as bulldogging. He was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1971.. Genre- The genre is narrative . non-fiction. Michael,Blaise,Allen,Robert. ,. Main idea. The main idea is about the lives of cowboys and what they do. . Vocabulary. Cowboy. Cattle. Campfire. herd. Trail. , . Ranchers. , and . Railroads. By: Crystal Chan & . S. ophia Chin. [c] sophia’s graphics & rightful owners of the following pictures. Mining Boom Brings Growth. With the admission of the state of California Union in 1850 the western boundary of American Frontier; an undeveloped area which reached the Pacific Ocean. 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.. 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. Mrs. Bryant’s 5. th. grade class. Georgia Standards. WJIS . 1. Georgia Standards. SS5H3a. . Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19. th. century including the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle trail and the Chisholm Trail.. They eventually traveled into New Mexico teaching the Pueblo Indians how to ride and rope. Today there are many influences from “cowboy” culture. . COWBOYS. Let’s see if you can recognize the modern names for these “cowboy” influences. Write “. Cowboy Notes” . across top. Number 1-8. You are going to write the statement on slide, and then T or F below it. 1. The . cowboy life was glamorous. . Myth. : It was very difficult working 18-hour days and the long trail rides were sometimes boring. 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. Write “. Cowboy Notes” . across top. Number 1-8. You are going to write the statement on slide, and then T or F below it. 1. The . cowboy life was glamorous. . Myth. : It was very difficult working 18-hour days and the long trail rides were sometimes boring. 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. Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire.. . Once . the ranges were fenced, many cowboys were out of work. Cattle no longer endlessly wandered on the open range. The Wild West shows gave them a place to show their skills and pick up some pay. Soon rodeos or cowboy contests became part of Western county fairs. Contestants traveled from one competition to another. Some cowboys became rodeo stars, and, later, movie stars. Today rodeo cowboys are professional athletes who compete for a living.. Home on the Range-Lyrics.  . Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,. Where the deer and the antelope play,. Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,. And the skies are not cloudy all day. . Chorus .