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Open Range

Open Range. -Great Plains area -no boundaries to man or cattle -low population. Cattle Kingdom. -greater urban populations demanded more food -cattle drives to meet railroads Chisholm Trail Abilene -legend of the cowboy Mexican Influences. Cattle Kingdom.

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Open Range

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  1. Open Range -Great Plains area -no boundaries to man or cattle -low population

  2. Cattle Kingdom -greater urban populations demanded more food -cattle drives to meet railroads Chisholm Trail Abilene -legend of the cowboy Mexican Influences

  3. Cattle Kingdom -greater urban populations demanded more food -cattle drives to meet railroads Chisholm Trail Abilene -legend of the cowboy Mexican Influences

  4. Cattle’s Decline -too many cattle -disease -drought -barbed wire fences blocked open range

  5. Mining Towns -Gold Rushes California, 1849 Black Hills Comstock Lode Alaska -Ghost Towns

  6. Mining Towns -Gold Rushes California, 1849 Black Hills Comstock Lode Alaska -Ghost Towns

  7. Mining Life -large mix of people -many opportunities for everyone -saloons, gambling -hard luck

  8. “Wild West” -legend of adventure Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane Wyatt Earp Jesse James Billy the Kid -dime novels that told western tales -only lasted about 30 years

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