Grade 3, Lesson Outline: Chapter 8, Lesson 3

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Chapter 8, Lesson 3: An Early Prairie Town (pp. 154-157)

I. Western Communities

A. Cowboys were some of the first people to come to the prairies.

B. The railroad brought more people out west to start businesses and set up farms.

II. The Growth of Abilene

B. Cattle were driven along the Chisholm Trail to Abilene and shipped by train to Chicago.

C. The streets of Abilene were filled with cowboys and cattle.

D. Abilene became a busy trade center.

III. The Cowboys Move On

B. Texas cattle were not allowed in Abilene because they carried a sickness that made northern cattle ill.

C. Cattle were shipped on new railroads that were built closer to Texas than Abilene.

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