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Day 4

Day 4. Table of Contents. The Cattle Kingdom C-Notes. Learning Target. I can identify significant individuals, events, and issues of the development of the cattle industry. SEE, THINK, WONDER. Cattle Industry.

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Day 4

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  1. Day 4 Table of Contents

  2. The Cattle KingdomC-Notes

  3. Learning Target I can identify significant individuals, events, and issues of the development of the cattle industry.

  4. SEE, THINK, WONDER

  5. Cattle Industry • The cattle industry in Tx. began when the Spanish brought cattle over from Spain. • Early colonizers like Jose de Escandón raised cattle along the Rio Grande on large ranches.

  6. Effects of Geography • For 150 years, the cattle industry grew steadily. • The physical geography of the area helped the industry to survive Read p. 362 to find out what kind of geography was good for cattle ranching.

  7. Physical Geography • Good water source • Good climate • Prairies or pastures full of grass The early Texas cattle industry grew in a diamond-shaped area bordered by the Rio Grande, the Gulf of Mexico, the Nueces River on the northeast, and an imaginary line on the northwest. The climate and geographic features of this area were well suited for raising cattle. The cattle could roam the prairies, grazing on the nearly endless supply of grass. Read p. 362

  8. Discussion Questions • From where did Texas ranchers get the first cattle? • Who helped to create the early ranches in Texas? • What geographical factors in Texas favored the growth of the cattle industry?

  9. Effect of the Civil War • After the CW there was plenty of cattle, but Texans had no $$$. • This situation created the beginning of the cattle industry • The industry would soon experience a boom.

  10. 1000’s of cattle roamed all over Texas No one in Tx needed beef (no demand) There was NO beef in the NE so… There WAS a need (a demand) for beef in the NE This demand created a market for beef in the NE Effects the Civil War…

  11. Discussion Questions • How did the Civil War impact the cattle industry? • What is necessary to make an industry grow? What caused the growth of the cattle industry in Texas? • How do you think Texans will get the cattle to the NE? The number of Cattle increased and this allowed people to gather cattle and sell them Its necessary to have grass, water and good climate. You must have a market and a product. The cattle rancher would hire cowboys to herd cattle to the RR. The RR would take the cattle to the NE

  12. Day 5 Table of Contents

  13. Warm-Up 3 of your friends want to buy your pair of Jordan’s. How will you go about deciding who to sell your shoes to?

  14. Law of Supply and Demand It is an economic truth that when quantity is ____, the price will tend to be _____. high low

  15. price Cattle Owners Need a Market Market - An infrastructure where 2 or more groups exchange goods and/or money. Market $40 Where is the market for beef located during this time period? $4 Source 7th period stopped here

  16. How the Beef Market Works • Price of Cattle in TX = $4 per head • Price of Cattle in Northeast = $40 per head If Bob sold 100 cattle to the northeast and Jim sold 100 cattle in Texas, how much more would Bob make than Jim? Where would you sell your cattle?

  17. Believe it or not, I’m new technology in the 1880’s! • Cattle owners needed a MARKET • A MARKET was found in the NE • Owners looked for a way to move cattle from Tx to the NE • The expansion of the RR allowed beef to be shipped from Kansas to the NE What EFFECT did the railroads have on the Cattle Industry?

  18. RR Solves the Problem • If Texans could get the cattle to nearest RR, a great profit would be made. • The nearest RR was in Kansas Kansas + =

  19. Kansas Where are these cattle going? What 2 events led to the growth of the cattle industry in Texas?

  20. For the next 20 years, 6 million longhorns were driven from Texas to Kansas. The more longhorns, the more $$$$. Markets in the NE, RR’s and cattle drives helped make cattle ranching a big industry in Texas……. for a while Development of Cattle Trails Why were so many trails created in Texas after the Civil War?

  21. What did the final destination of all the trails have in common?

  22. 3, 2, 1 3 factors that led to the growth of the cattle industry in Texas 2 issues the cattle industry had to overcome in order to be successful 1 person and country that helped develop the cattle industry in Texas Markets in the NE, cattle drives, the railroads Finding a market, getting the cattle to a RR Jose Escandón - Spain

  23. Activity – “Push It” • Group 1 must push the limit by debating that TECHNOLOGY played the greatest role in the development of the cattle industry • Group 2 must push the limit by debating that GEOGRPAHYplayed the greatest role in the development of the cattle industry • Group 3 must push the limit by debating that the CIVIL WARplayed the greatest role in the development of the cattle industry

  24. Writing Prompt After listening and participating in the discussion you are ready to decide! Which of the following factors played the greatest role in the development of the cattle industry? Explain why. • Technology • Geography • The end of the Civil War

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