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TEXAS HISTORYTEXAS HISTORY

44thth 9 weeks 9 weeks

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Cattle KingdomCattle Kingdom

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ruralruralCountry (not city)

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share croppershare cropper

Farmer who does not own the land; rent is paid in a share (part) of the crops.

This will pay rent!

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Symbol put on livestock to identify who owns them.

brandbrand

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wranglerswranglers

Cowboys who find cattle

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rustlersrustlersPeople who steal cattle

Ha! My cow now!

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rounduproundupTo search for lost cattle

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chuck wagonchuck wagon

Food wagon

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stockyardstockyard

An area where livestock is kept

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packing housepacking houseWhere beef packaged

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supply and demandsupply and demandEconomic idea that how much people

want an item and how much is in stock effect the price

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Charles GoodnightCharles GoodnightFamous cattleman and rancher; he helped to establish the Goodnight-

Loving cattle trail

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cow towncow townTown based on the cattle business

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barbed wirebarbed wireFencing that ended the cattle drives by closing off open spaces.

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windmillwindmilla tool to pump water out from an underground source (wind powered)

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urbanizationurbanizationMovement of people to the

city, or urban, area

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Cattle KingdomCattle KingdomThe cattle business has been an important part of Texas’

economy. At a time when Texas was mostly rural, cattle drives moved branded herds to be sold. When cows are lost, wranglers went on round-ups to prevent the rustlers from stealing the cows. The cowboys ate from chuck wagons along the way. A famous cattle man was Charles Goodnight. As a result of the cattle drives, towns called cow towns started along the trail. Once the herd arrived, they were sold and put into stockyards. The price depended on supply and demand. Then they went to the packing plants.

The end of the cattle kingdom was caused by the invention of barbed wire. The barbed wire closed the pathways used in cattle drives. In the new fenced in areas, ranchers depended on windmills to pump up water for the cattle. Since the cattle kingdom time, Texas’ growth has led to urbanization.

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Shining Star BShining Star B• Pg 200-105 Pecos Bill story• Pg 208- 210 The Cowboy Era