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OL Warm-Up Tues/Wed

Get out a sheet of notebook paper

Write “

Cowboy Notes”

across top

Number 1-8

You are going to write the statement on slide, and then T or F below itSlide2

1. The

cowboy life was glamorous. Slide3

Myth

: It was very difficult working 18-hour days and the long trail rides were sometimes boringSlide4

2. Most

cowboys had small or medium physical frames. Slide5

Truth

:  Large men were too heavy to ride mustangs.

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3. A

cowboy would ride his favorite horse all day. Slide7

Myth

: Cowboys would ride a string of horses depending on what task was at handSlide8

4. Many

Texas cowboys were Mexican or African-American. Slide9

Truth

: During the Cowboy Era (1866-1886) one sixth of the cowboys were Mexican, and many others were African-American or Native American.Slide10

5. Most

Texas cowboys were older, experienced wranglers. Slide11

Myth

: Most cowboys were young men who learned on the job.Slide12

6. Women

could not be cowboys.Slide13

Myth

: Several women owned ranches and ran their own cattle drives, including Amanda Burks and Lizzie Johnson.Slide14

7. Cowboys

often had to fight off Native Americans. Slide15

Myth

:  Cowboys rarely if ever fought Native Americans.Slide16

8. The

word “cowboy” was invented in Texas. Slide17

Myth

:  Actually, the job of a “cowboy” came from the Mexican and Spanish “vaquero.” Many cowboy words and practices come from the Spanish language and Mexican culture.  Slide18

Cowboy Notes

Essential Questions:

Identify the

development of the cattle industry from its Spanish beginnings

Identify myths

and realities of the cowboy way of lifeSlide19

Spanish Origins

Idea of

ranching in TX started in

the

1500’s by the Spanish.

The

Spanish brought

the

first cattle to TX

.

TX

was

perfect for cattle

because of the

abundance of water, good climate and an abundant supply of grasslands

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Spanish Origins…

The

Spanish branded their cattle to show ownership

.

Spanish cowboys, called vaqueros, worked on ranches.

Americans learned

how

to ride, rope and dress (spurs/chaps) from the Spanish

.

Richard King, a New Yorker, moved to TX & started

the largest working ranch in the world in south

TX

called the King Ranch

.

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Cattle to Market

Getting cattle to market for top dollar created problems.

Railroads were destroyed during the Civil War cutting off the north from the south.

TXN ranchers had to get

their

cattle to the east

in order

to get more money per head.

In

TX cattle

were worth

$4-$10 per head and

in

the east $40 per head.Slide22

Cattle Drives

C

attle drive- moving huge herds of cattle controlled by a few dozen men.

Trails began in south TX and ended in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Trails such as the Chisolm, Great Western, Goodnight-Loving and Sedalia were the most famous

.

Farmers complained

that

the cattle were destroying their crops

,

spreading disease

which caused the trails to go farther west

and barbed wire fences were being cut.Slide23

Cattle Drives…

Life on a cattle drive was difficult: Long days, dirty, tiring and on average one short break before sundown.

Covered 10-12 miles daily. At night cowboys were required to watch over the herd to keep them calm.

There were dangers: raiding Indians, stampedes, cattle rustlers & swollen rivers. About 10% of the cattle died along the drive.

By the late 1800’s cattle drives disappeared to falling prices, barbed wire fences and quarantines.