WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Ranchers and cowboys
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Mexican Americans and Irish Americans
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Farmers and Townspeople
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Native Americans and pioneers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ranching was a big industry and cowboys helped to run the ranches. They herded cattle, repaired fences and buildings, and took care of the horses. Cowboys often worked on cattle drives. This was when a large herd of cattle was moved from the ranch to a market place where they could be sold.
Detailed explanation-2: -The origins of the cowboy tradition come from Spain, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain. This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian peninsula, and later was imported to the Americas.
Detailed explanation-3: -A cattle ranch was a large area of farmland where cattle were kept. Who started the first ranch? John Iliff started the first cattle ranch in 1861.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the first Spanish explorers came to the Americas, they brought cattle and cattle-raising expertise with them. A variety of ranching traditions developed in the Americas, depending on the region the settlers came from and the characteristics of the land where they settled.