SS Study Guide Cattle Drives
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Maria_Munoz on February 13, 2012
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 trail | established path upon which to travel |
| brand | special mark burned into the hide of cattle to recognize ranch ownership |
| round up | process of collecting cattle by riding around them and driving them in |
| range | open area over which cattle roam and feed |
| Dodge City, KS | predominant destination for Texas herds during the 1870's |
| Joseph G. McCoy | established cattle shipping terminal in Abilene, KS in 1867; first to use expanding railroads to move cattle to distant markets. |
| vaquero | Spanish or Mexican Cowboy |
| point rider | stays at front of herd and leads drive in the right direction |
| swing rider | stay in the center of the drive on each side of herd to prevent cattle from wandering off |
| drag rider | rides at the rear of the herd to ensure no cattle are left behind |
| chuck wagon | carries the cook and the food and supplies for the cowboys |
| Nat Love | born a slave; free at age 15; moved to Dodge City and began herding cattle; nichnamed "Deadwood Dick" for winning a rodeo contest where he road a wild horse for 12 minutes; retired and became a Pullman Porter; wrote his autobiography |
| Texas Fever | tick bourne disease that affects livestock; ravaged texas range in the late 1800's |
| 4 dangers cowboys faced | 1. inclement weather 2. predators 3. stampedes 4. river crossings/ drownings |
| 2 main reasons cattle drives ended | 1. texas fever led to invention of barbed wire 2. railroad expansion |
| The Great Lakota Reservation | 1868 treaty with US established this space for Lakota tribe. Land includes the Black Hills |
| General Custer | General of the 7th cavalry of the US army that attacks the Lakota people to recove the Black Hills. |
| Cavalry | Soldiers on horseback |
| 3 types of people who went west | Miners, ranchers, farmers |
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