Cattle Drive Era

By Darion8300

  • Cattle Drive Era

    -Most Cattle traits stared in Texas ans moved as far as Nebraska and Kansas.
    -Demand for Cattle was high because during the Civil War the union Cut off confederate trade routes.
    -Railroads and Barbed Wire began to end the cattle drive era by closing and making the transportation easier.

    -Two severe winters and very hot summers killed millions of cattle in 1886-1887 ending the long drive.