Ranching and the cattle industry - Development of the plains

Question 1

Describe the long drives

Answer 1

Dangerous jobs that could take up to 6 months

Question 2

What happened to cowboys when the cattle industry changed to ranching?

Answer 2

.Many cowboys unemployed in the winter months so had to get jobs in bars
.On the ranches they worked the borders to round up the cattle

Question 3

What did ranches do to stop homesteaders use ‘their’ public land?

Answer 3

.Some blocked access to water or threatened them with violence (but this could lead to range wars)