Cattlemen

Begins in Texas

Texan Longhorn

Role of civil war

Industrial north

Goodnight and Loving Trail

Cattle trails

Railroads

Chuck wagons

Abilene

Why did they move onto the open range?

Open range

Cowboys

Weather

Branding

Rustling

Riding the line

Rounding up

Why did the open range come to an end?

Overstocking

Winter 1886/1887

Barbed wire

Questions• Explain the main features of the work of

a cowboy. (5)

• By 1890, the open range and the traditional life of the cowboy were coming to an end. Explain why this was happening. (8)

• How successful were the cattlemen in coping with the problems facing cattle ranching on the Plains? (8)

• Explain why cattle ranching spread to the Great Plains. (7)

• By 1890 the traditional method of cattle ranching on the open range had ended. Explain how the following factors together helped to bring this about: the overstocking of the Great Plains; the weather in 1886-87; barbed wire. (8)

Railroads