Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Join a Cattle Drive

For Students 3rd - 6th
At this site take a look at maps of cattle drives from the ranches and ranges of Texas to the market places in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.
Handout
Other

Ellis County Museum: Texas Cattle Trails

For Students 9th - 10th
This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Ways of the Cowboy

For Students 5th - 8th
The cowboys were the background of the cattle boom in the 19th century. Read about their life, and their demise.