Decline of the cattle industry, cow towns and california gold rush
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when was barbed wire invented
1874
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When was the drought
1883
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When was the great die up
1886-1887
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when did cattle ranching boom end
1890s
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what temp did the weather drop to during the great die up
-55 degrees c
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when was the california gold rush
1849
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which cow town developed due to the amount of cows passing through abilene
dodge city
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how many cows passed through abeline
3 million
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when was the first cow town built
1867
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who built the first cow town
Joseph McCoy
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what were the main problems in mining towns
violence
alcohol
racism
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what did the gold rush help fund
the transcontinental railroad
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which city developed as a result of the california gold rush
San francisco
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