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GCSE History · key term
A settlement where cattle were gathered and sold before being transported by rail.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Ranching and Cattle IndustryJoseph McCoy recognised that its location outside the quarantine zones made it suitable for a cow town: a place where cattle could be gathered, sold and loaded onto trains.
Paper 3
A town where cattle were gathered, traded and loaded onto trains for transport to distant markets.
Revise: White American exploitationRailroads, cattle ranches and cow towns developed together rather than as three separate changes.
Explain links rather than listing factors: northern demand encouraged cattle drives, but railroads and cow towns made distant markets easier to reach.
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