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1
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How and why did cattle ranching spread from Texas to

the Great Plains?

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2
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What was life like for a cowboy?

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3
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Why were there problems of law and order in the cow

towns?

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4
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Why did ranchers and homesteaders come into conflict
with each other (with special reference to the Johnson
County War)?

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5
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Why had the open range come to an end by the 1890s?

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6
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Early cattle ranching in Texas.

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7
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The reasons for the cattle

rails

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8
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the development of cow towns

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9
Q

The life and work of the cowboy: myth and

reality.

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10
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reasons for conflict between the ranchers and the

homesteaders

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Johnson County War.

11
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The end of the open range.

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