Cattle Drives Teacher Resources

The students will become familiar with the methods used to trade agricultural products between countries.1. Allow students to research the trade embargoes the United States has imposed on other countries. 2. Use encyclopedias and...

In this language arts worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from Chapter 8 of The Tree that Would Not Die. Words are arranged by phonograms. There are no questions on the page.

Read the story of the birth and demise of the cattle drives in Texas after the Civil War as the country expanded westward.

At this site take a look at maps of cattle drives from the ranches and ranges of Texas to the market places in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Discusses the cattle drive era that occurred in the late 1800s. It gives details about the drives from Texas to the north.

Recounts the story of a cowboy as he recalls the days of the great cattle drives and the transformation of the western plains into a cattle kingdom. [8:03]

Use this series of film clips to analyze the impact of the cattle industry in Texas, specifically focusing on cattle drives and the role of the cowboy.

Looks at the history of agriculture in Texas, from the cattle drives of the past to the mechanization of food production today. One section discusses the major crops that are produced today, and the production and economic figures for each.

Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.

This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.

Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was one of the most prosperous cattleman of the American West. Read a thorough biography about him here at this site.

Faculty-edited college student articles on the US-Mexico border giving insight to what life was like for black cowboys in the late 1800s. The article explains how many were ex-slaves that became cowboys after Emancipation, what their job...

Named after Charles Goodnight, the Goodnight-Loving Trail spanned more than 2000 miles. Trace the history of the trail and the cattle drives that made their way across the dangerous territory in the 1800s.

This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.

The cowboys were the background of the cattle boom in the 19th century. Read about their life, and their demise.

Discusses the Second Industrial Revolution and the inventions and innovations that fueled the Gilded Age. [10:29]

Kids learn about the cowboys of the old west. Fun facts like the cattle drive, round up, the clothes they wore, and the cowboy code are all include on this site.

Ever wonder what it was like to be a cowboy on the range? What did they eat? Who cooked it? This site provides a nicely done background on cowboy cooking, chuck wagon etiquette, and links to recipes.

Looks at the origins of American cowboy culture, at the lives of cowboys and at the responsibilities they had, such as herding cattle to market.

Interesting facts and an overview of the life of the cowboys of the Old West between 1865 and 1885.