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up, cowboys and girls! in the southwest during early half of the 1800s, cows were only worth 2 or 3 dollars apiece. they roamed wild, grazed off of the open range, and were abundant. midway through the century though, railroads were built and the nation was connected. people in the southwest could suddenly ship cows in freight trains to the northeast. the yankees there had a growing taste for beef and were willing to pay for it. out of the blue, the same cows that were once worth a couple of bucks were now worth between twenty and forty dollars each. the only problem was that they had to get these cows to the train station. a new profession emerged from this. it became pretty lucrative to wrangle up a drove of cattle and herd them to the nearest train town. of course it was dangerous too. cowboys were threatened at every turn. they faced cattle rustlers, stampedes and extreme weather. but they kept pushing those steers to the train station. by the turn of the century, barbed wire killed the open range. some may say the cowboy, too, was killed by barbed wire. maybe, but it was the train that birthed them. 5. main idea related title for the passage: 6. summarize the passage in your own words:

Explanation:

The passage discusses the rise of cowboys in the Southwest during the 1800s. Cows were initially cheap and abundant. With the construction of railroads, they could be shipped to the Northeast where there was a demand for beef. Cowboys emerged to herd cattle to train stations despite dangers. By the turn - of - the - century, barbed wire affected the open range, but the train was crucial to the cowboy's existence.

Answer:

1. "The Birth and Challenges of Cowboys: From Cheap Cows to Railroad - Driven Herding"
2. In the early 1800s, cows in the Southwest were cheap and wild. Mid - century, railroads connected the nation. People in the Northeast wanted beef. Cows' value increased. Cowboys herded cattle to train stations, facing dangers. By century's end, barbed wire impacted the open range, but the train was key to cowboys.