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What were the Texas Longhorn cattle due to?
They were due to interbreeding between Mexican cattle and cattle brought in by Anglo-American settlers.
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When did Texas stop being a part of Mexico?
In 1845.
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What happened to the Mexican peoples' cattle when the USA took over Texas?
They were left to breed.
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During when did many Texas Longhorn cattle breed?
During the Civil War.
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What happened to Charles Goodnight and his cattle?
He left behind 180 cattle and returned in 1865 to have 5000 cattle.
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When did beef become very popular?
In the 1850s.
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Where was there a large demand for beef?
In the northern markets.
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Why did the ranchers drive their cattle to railroads to be transported to the markets?
Due to the beef bonanza.
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Give one example of a cattle trail.
Goodnight-Loving trail.
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In what years were 600,000 cattle driven north?
1871.
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When was the Goodnight-Loving trail established?
In 1866.
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Where was the Goodnight-Loving trail between?
Texas and Wyoming.
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What three groups/organizations did Goodnight and Loving sell their beef to?
The US government in New Mexico (for the Indians), the army in New Mexico (for the soldiers) and the miners in Colorado.
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Who started the ranching system and why?
John Iliff, to stop the cattle drives having to go so far.
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Where and when was open-range ranching set-up?
In Wyoming in 1867.
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How many cattle did Iliff end up with?
35,000 cattle.
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Who set up cow towns and why?
Joseph McCoy, to move the cattle away from the complaining homesteaders, who complained about cattle running their crop.
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What did cow towns enable, in terms of transport?
Transportation of cattle to eastern cities and Indian reservations via the railroad.
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Where was the first cow town?
Abilene.
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What railway ran past Abilene?
Kansas Pacific railway.
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How was Abilene connected to Texas?
Via the Chisholm trail.
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In a few years of Abilene being set up, how many cattle had been driven through it/
3 million.
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Name another cow town?
Dodge City.
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In how many days and in what year was Abilene set up?
In 60 days in 1867.
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When did Texas stop being a part of Mexico?

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During when did many Texas Longhorn cattle breed?

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