Why did American cowboys move west?

Answer 1

To mostly protect livestock from predators (coyotes,wolves,ext) and in some circumstances (very uncommon) to engage in ranch wars with other cowboys. Unlike movies most did not use revolvers but used mostly lever action rifles or hinge shotguns

Answer 2

Horses were easy to breed, fast, enduring and could carry heavy loads to a certain degree. Horses were most likely more preferable to cattle because they were faster. Hope that helped :)

Answer 3

to transport the cattle from the ranches to another part of the country, they really didnt last too long, railways put them out of business, although they have always remained locally

Answer 4

Great herds of cattle grazed for miles on the open range. However when the homesteaders came to the plains turned grazing land into farmland and the cattle boom was over.

Answer 5

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