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1
Q

Describe the long drives

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Dangerous jobs that could take up to 6 months

2
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What happened to cowboys when the cattle industry changed to ranching?

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.Many cowboys unemployed in the winter months so had to get jobs in bars
.On the ranches they worked the borders to round up the cattle

3
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What did ranches do to stop homesteaders use ‘their’ public land?

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.Some blocked access to water or threatened them with violence (but this could lead to range wars)

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