Turn of the Century - the transition from one century to another, transcontinental railroad - first railroad to cross the US completed in 1869, black cowboys of texas - African American ranchers in Texas in the late 1800s, cattle - cows, cattle trail - the route used to get cattle to the eastern markets, Chisholm Trail - the first cattle trail from Texas to Kansas, Great Western Trail - another popular trail from Texas to Kansas, barbed wire - led to the end of the cattle drives when people began to buy up land out west and use this, the railroad was extended into Texas - another reason for the cattle drives coming to an end, former slaves wanted to be treated as equals - why were there so many black cowboys?,

Turn of the Century - Cowboys and Cattle Trails

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