Conflict and Conquests c.1876 - c.1895

Question 1

What was the peak period of ranching?

Answer 1

1880 - 1885

Question 2

What enabled the success of beef sales? Why?

Answer 2

Swift invntd rfrgrtd rlcrs - meat trsnprtd ovr lngr dstncs wtht gng off

Question 3

What was the consequence of overstocking cattle?

Answer 3

prssr on soil = grass withrd

Question 4

What was the consequence of President Cleveland ordering cattlemen to remove their cattle the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation?

Answer 4

rdcd grzng - 200,000 mr cattle -> OR

Question 5

What consequence did the falling beef prices in the East have on the cattle rancher’s decisions?

Answer 5

snt cattle -> OR instd of slghtr = incrd prssr on grss stcks

Question 6

What was ‘the Great die up? ‘

Answer 6

extrmly low temps, cttle strvd bc lck of grss -> 15% of OR rng herds #(

Question 7

When was ‘the Great die up?’

Answer 7

winter 1886 - 1887

Question 8

By the 1890s, what replaced the open range? Why?

Answer 8

smaller rnchs -> cpd better ecnmclly

Question 9

What were 3 benefits of smaller ranches?

Answer 9

smaller hrds =
- fnd esr whn snwng
- esr -> prvnt cttl rstlng
- esr -> prvd H2O drng tme unreliable water sources

Question 10

How did smaller ranches impact cowboys’ lives?

Answer 10

less dmnd for cowboys & rnch hnds