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Compare the maps of

Railroads in the United
States. Using these maps,
what conclusions can you
come up with to explain one
of the major causes of the
end of Cattle Drives?
1890

What cities in Texas would ranchers in South Texas and the Panhandle be
driving their cattle to in the 1890 map?
How did the increase of railroads & the introduction of new breeds of
cattle help to end open range ranching in Texas?

The End of the Open

Why wasRange
barbed wire
so much more
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effective than rail fences in Texas explain?

How did this new technology of barbed wire
lead to the fence wars?
What did windmills provide for Texas
ranchers & farmers?
Why would the inventions of barbed wire
and windmills bring about the end of open
range ranching?
Complete the organizer below with the main factors
that ended the Open Range.

The End
of the
Open
Range

Texas Cattle
Industry
Open Range Ranching Ranching without
fences so that cattle may wander to find
Name
grass
and water. Ranchers kept track of
Period
.
which cattle
were theirs by branding
Complete the map using your placards and pg
them...
349. Dont forget to label the trails, add the
towns, add railroad tracks. and make a
Legend/Key.