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The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Kingdom: Cowboys and Cow Towns in the American West

The Cattle Kingdom emerged after the Civil War as demand for beef surged, leading to cattle drives like the famous Chisholm Trail linking Texas to Kansas. American cowboys, influenced by Spanish vaqueros, navigated vast open ranges and bustling cow towns that served as key transition points for cattle loading onto trains. However, the boom was short-lived due to challenges including overgrazing, the introduction of fences, the impact of railroads, and diseases like Texas fever that ravaged herds, signaling the end of an era in American ranching.

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The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Kingdom: Cowboys and Cow Towns in the American West

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  1. Social StudiesChapter 19 Section 3 The Cattle Kingdom

  2. Creating a Cattle Kingdom • The Spaniards set up ranches in the SW • After the CW the demand for beef increased • Cattle drives drove animals hundreds of miles north • The Chisholm Trail linked Texas and the Kansas Pacific RxR • American cowboys learned much of their trade from the Sp vaqueros

  3. The Cow Towns • Cowboys worst fear was what? • Cow towns had pens to hold thousands of cattle until they could be loaded on trains headed east. • Towns were created along these routes and increased the economy • This created a boom, but it would not last

  4. The Cattle Boom • Open range where cattle could roam and eat • Conflicts arose. Why? • Cattle kingdom came to an end for 4 reasons: • Fences • Large grants to RxR limited the ranges • Nature: not enough grasslands • Texas fever destroyed herds

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