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Westward Expansion
Section 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cattle Kingdom - demand for beef | After the Civil War, the demand for beef skyrocketed. |
| Longhorns | Wild cattle that roamed the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle. |
| Cattle Drives | Cowboys would drive the cattle North to railroad spurs. |
| Vaqueros | Spanish cowboys |
| Lariat | lasso |
| Chaperrapas | chaps; coverings for pants |
| Sombrero | Cowboy hat |
| Dangers of Cattle Drives | Flash flooding (animals could get washed away), brush fires, lighting strikes and thunder (could cause a stampede, snakes (could cause a stampede) |
| Cow Towns | Located north of the panhandle (ex Kansas). Towns, hotels, restaurants etc. sprung up as a result of the cattle drive. Cowboys spent their $$$ here. |
| The Open Range | Cattle would just wander around and feed freely. Then the cowboys would round them up and take them to cow towns. |
| Branding | A way of identifying a cattle's owner. |
| End of the Open Range | Disease, drought, fencing, severe winters |