JS 7 - U 5,6 - Day 7 (The Cowboy Era Review)
Who brought the cattle ranching to California in the 1700s?
Spanish missionaries
What caused the end of the cowboy era?
The use of fencing (barbed wire) and the expansion of the railroad.
What were cattle drives? Why did they become widespread during the late 1860s?
Cattle drives are long trips on which the cowboys herded cattle out of Texas so that the ranchers could get more money for their sales.