Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Later Developments in the West.
A cheap, sharp wire fencing invented by Joseph Glidden in 1874, used to enclose ranches and protect crops from roaming livestock.
Barbed wire appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for The American West, especially Later Developments in the West and Changes in Farming and Settlement.
The American West
Later Developments in the West • Changes in Farming and Settlement
The American West
Development of the Plains • Ranching and Cattle Industry
The American West
Development of the Plains • Development of Settlement
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