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What began the cattle industry in the West?
Railroads made it possible for ranchers to ship beef to both eastern and western markets
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What did most Native Americans hope to gain in return for agreeing to stay in one place?
The right to be undisturbed on their land
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What are vaqueros?
They are Spanish or Mexican cowhands
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What do you call a settlement at the end of a cattle trail?
a cow town
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What did Plain farmers and cattle ranchers have in common?
Railroads helped both ship their products around the country; both ended up facing economic crises
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What brought an end to the cattle kingdom?
Harsh weather
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What do the Goodnight-Loving Trail and the Chisholm Trail have in common?
They both ended at railroads that shipped cattle to eastern cities
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How did sod make living on the Great Plains difficult?
Sod is a thick layer of soil and tangled roots that hardens in the sun and in which the crops cannot be planted
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What was the Dawes Act?
Hope to help the Native Americans but failed. Gave Native American males 160 acres to farm and set up schools.
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What were 2 factors that hurt the cattle boom?
overpopulation of cattle, harsh weather, a depression, decreased demand for beef, loss of grazing land, expansion of the railroads
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What is a farm cooperative?
A group of farmers who met for events such as lectures and spelling bees.
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What connected the the East and West?
The transcontinental railroad
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What are homesteaders?
They were settlers who acquired free land from the government
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