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Chapter 17-3
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Open range | Un fenced area |
| Cowtown | A 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 | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| Stampede | A large group of animals coming at u fast |
| Cattle drive | The herding and moving of cattle over long distances |
| Vaquero | Is the Spanish word for cow hand or cowboy |
| Myth | Made up a story |
| Cattle kingdom | Dominated by the cattle industry and it's ranches, trails and cow towns came to be called the cattle kingdom |
| William buffalo bill Cody | A great old time cowboy know for killing buffalo |