AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 1
- Revise: Settlement of the West
Unfenced grazing land used by cattle ranchers, which was increasingly divided by farms and fences.
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GCSE History · key term
Unfenced grazing land over which cattle could roam.
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Paper 1
Unfenced grazing land used by cattle ranchers, which was increasingly divided by farms and fences.
Paper 2
Unfenced land on which cattle grazed across large areas rather than being kept in enclosed pastures.
Revise: Changes in Farming and SettlementEnclosure therefore helped bring the open range to an end.
Paper 3
Revise: White American exploitationMuch early ranching used the open range, where cattle grazed over extensive unfenced land. Ranchers could exploit grazing land far beyond the small areas they actually owned.
Unfenced grazing land on which cattle could roam.
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