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Chapter 17/3

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Open Range Unfenced Land
Cow Town Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
Joseph McCoy Joseph "Cowboy" McCoy was a 19th-century entrepreneur famous for promoting the transport of Longhorn cattle from Texas to the eastern United States.
Persist continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.
Stampede a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.
Cattle Drive The Herding And Moving Of Cattle Over Long Distance
Vaquero From vaca meaning cow in Spanish word for cowhand or cowboy
Myth a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
Cattle Kingdom The region dominated by the cattle industry and it's ranches trails, and cow towns came to be called the cattle kingdom
William Buffalo Bill Cody was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman.
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