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Cowboys

Cowboys. Alyssa Gilbert Megan Ireland Christian Magana. Cowboys vs. Vaqueros. American Cowboys got their customs and traditions from Mexican Vaqueros. Spurs, Chaps, Jerky, etc. Popularity of Cowboy Work. Not popular until railroads reached the Great Plains

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Cowboys

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  1. Cowboys Alyssa Gilbert Megan Ireland Christian Magana

  2. Cowboys vs. Vaqueros • American Cowboys got their customs and traditions from Mexican Vaqueros. • Spurs, Chaps, Jerky, etc.

  3. Popularity of Cowboy Work • Not popular until railroads reached the Great Plains • Did not leave home lands with cattle before civil war • Gained popularity during California Gold Rush • Cowboys work as it is known today started in Texas • Golden Age of the Cowboy: 1866-1886

  4. Demand for Beef • After Civil War, demand for beef grew • Due to rapid growth of cities • Texas ranchers shipped cattle by railroad through Sedalia, Missouri • Inflated price of beef in North • $4 in Texas would be $40 in North

  5. Cowboy way of life Real Cowboys Movie Cowboys Seen as heroes Didn’t work long hours No bosses Didn’t herd cattle Protected the land instead of cattle Saloons • Worked 10-14 hours on a ranch • 14 or more on trails • As young as 15 • Cattle drives lasted 3 months • 25% African American and 12% Mexican • Cook, Trail boss, 250-300 cattle per cowboy • Trail bosses earned $100+ per month • Starved cattle to make them stay with herd

  6. Longhorns Vaqueros

  7. Trails and Drives • Long Drive- The drive of cattle that lasted about three months • Chisolm Trail- Major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to Kansas.

  8. Cowboys vs. Indians and Angry Farmers • Cattle trampled farm lands • 1866- Angry farmers blocked cattle in Baxter Springs, Kansas • Cattle had to be sold at cut-rate prices and many died • Often attacked by Indians • Negotiations with Indians to bring cattle on the territory

  9. Dangers • Thunderstorms • Lightning strikes • River Crossings • Drowning • Snakes and other animals • Stampede • Indian Attacks • Disease • Bacteria

  10. Cowboys

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