Why were cattle drives important? (gilded age and westward expansion)

The Cattle Drives

The cattle ranchers wanted to sell their cattle in the East and North. They could get better prices because the demand was high and the supply was low. Cattle ranchers needed to get their cattle to railroads that were often hundreds of miles from the cattle ranches.

worldwide, 780 million people do not have access to an improved water source. an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (more than 35% of the world's population)

i belive the continental association was created to boycott all contact with british goods.

i also belive it was in december 1, 1774