Turn of the Century
Cattle Trails and Inventors
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Turn of the Century America's Library Gilded Age Industrialization America's Library Progressive Era Lunch on top of a skyscraper Enchanted Learning Invention and Inventor Index 1900's Timeline 1910's timeline Westward Expansion: Cattle Trails & Black Cowboys The cattle trails of the old west, including the Chisholm Trailand the Great Western Cattle Trail, were adventurous but also a business. The cattle of Texas and Oklahoma were not worth very much in Texas, because there were so many cows there. However, if cowboys could get their herds to the railroads in Kansas, then they could sell the cattle to people on the east coast who were willing to pay a much higher price for the cattle. It is an example of simple supply and demand. If the supply is high, then the price will be low, but if the supply is low, then the price will be higher. The cattle trails began after the Civil War as a result of the railroads that were being built across the country. This improved transportation allowed them to make more money. It was a more simple invention that played a large part in ending the cattle drives. Farmers began using a new kind of fences on their land, barbed wire. As more and more ranches became fenced, it became more and more difficult to herd cattle across the plains. When the Civil War ended the slaves were free, but many had no place to go and no way to survive without continuing to work for their former slave owners. Many blacks decided to head west and became black cowboys. To learn more about the black cowboys you can visit the link here. Chisholm Trail PBS Cattle Trails Sod Houses Harcourt Cattle Drives Along the Chisholm Trail Quizlet to study Cattle Trails Quizizz Link to study for quiz over Cattle Drives 1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser 2. Enter the 6-digit game code 462692, and click "Proceed" 3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!" 4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin! Westward Movement STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS Inventors Wright Brothers The Wright brothers are well known. As the founders of aviation, their first successful 12 second flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903, showed the world that people could fly. This dramatically changed transportation. History.com has some additional movies on the Wright Brothers which you can view by clicking here. Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor who successfully patented a working telephone in 1876. The communication age was about to explode with new inventions. No longer did people have to use horse or telegraphs to communicate with one another. Now they could pick up a phone and call. This meant that people could do businesses with one another as well as visit family. For more on Bell click here. Thomas Edison Thomas Edison was a famous inventor who was granted more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His most famous invention was of the electric light bulb. Edison failed many times before he finally got the light bulb to work. Edison provided a way for people to work longer. Now that businesses could stay open later due to having light, America was forever chagned! For more information you can visit thomasedison.com. Learn more about Edison and his inventions here. George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was a famous African American that who discovered hundreds of ways to use agricultural products. He is most known for discovering ways to use the peanut. He also taught farmers about crop rotation. Farmers needed to give their soil time to get back the nutrients it was using growing crops. By rotating crops, you allow your soil to stay fertile and allow things to grow. You can find out more about him here. |
Cattle Trails
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