Posted by 4Chancey on September 26, 2011 at 9:44am
On this day, we picked up with the rest of Chapter 5 section 1. We also covered Chapter 5 section 2.-Describe a cowboy's life. Cattle began moving westward and were watched over by the cowboys. They modeled themselves after the Spanish. There were problems with thunderstorms and railways. One quarter of the cowboys were african american and 12% were Mexican. 10-14 hour days. Starve the cattle and then made them move. In the Long Drive there is one cowboy to every 300 cattle. The Open Range ended in 1887 due to overgrazing, barbed wire, and bad weather, ie cold winters and dry summers. Didn't use trains until much later.Ch. 5.2:-How did railroads and the Homestead Act help settle the Great Plains? They could settle lander much quicker due to railroads. The Homestead Act gave 160 acres to the head of the house.-What challenges did settlers face on the Great Plains? Droughts, floods, fires, blizzards, plagues, and raids from native americans, poor buildings, and they brought in wild animals. Women would work in the field with the men, made clothes, hauled water, made soap and candles, canned fruits, helped in health, and became school teachers and churches.-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains? Tough soil, planting seeds by hand, couldn't seperate land or animals. Machinery was expensive, debt was huge, railroads broke down their business, and shiping was costly.We will start tomorrow on Chapter 5 section 3.
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