Economic and Social Effects of CCR

The cotton bust of the early 1900s

Railroads connected cities

Cowboys moved cattle across Texas

Barbed wire stopped open range

They wanted to grow food for their own families

They did not have their own land or money

The government paid them to rent land

They needed to build new railroads

They made it easier to raise buffalo

They helped cowboys find new trails

They let ranchers ship cattle to faraway markets

They stopped cattle from leaving Texas

Prices go up and farmers make more money

Cowboys get hired for more jobs

Prices fall and many people lose money

Railroads expand and new towns grow

The closing of all schools and stores

People moving east to escape danger

Building communities near farms, ranches, and railroads

Cowboys living alone with no towns

They had clean clothes and rode off into the sunset

They were always white and worked alone

They had dangerous, low-paying jobs and came from different backgrounds

They were mostly from Hollywood

Railroads were banned in Texas

Cowboys stopped riding horses

The towns were built in the desert

The economy went bust and jobs disappeared