What was the Great Western Cattle Trail?

It was the main road for cattle heading to northern markets.

What did the cowboys do on a cattle drive?

They herded (drove) the cattle to railroads to ship East.

Many black men moved to Texas to become cowboys. Why?

They were treated better on the range than back home.

Why was there a shortage of beef in the East after the Civil War?

The armies had consumed most of the beef.

The Texas cattle farmers had plenty of cows. What problem did they have?

They didn't have railroads in Texas.

What was the Chisholm Trail?

a cattle trail from Texas to Kansas

What happened to the cattle once they were put on the cattle cars of the train?

They were shipped East (or further north) to be sold.

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Cowboys and Cattle Trails

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The role of the #cattle trails in the late 19th century including the #Black Cowboys of Texas, #the Chisholm Trail, and "the Great Western Cattle Trail

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1
What was the Great Western Cattle Trail?
It was the main road for cattle heading to northern markets.
It was the trail leading from Texas to Kansas.
It was the main road to find gold in California.
It was where cowboys were trained to herd cattle.
2
What did the cowboys do on a cattle drive?
They put the cattle in wagons and drove them to railroads.
They delivered the cattle to Indians along the trail.
They herded (drove) the cattle to railroads to ship East.
They rode cattle instead of horses.
3
Who came up with the idea to herd cattle north through Texas?
Josef Stalin
Yosemite Sam
Joseph McCoy
John Brown
4
If an item is in low demand, but high supply, the price will probably...
decrease
increase
stay the same
none of the above
5
Many black men moved to Texas to become cowboys. Why?
They liked to eat beef.
They were treated better on the range than back home.
They loved to ride horses.
They wanted to see a different part of the country.
6
If an item is in low supply, but high demand, the price for the item will probably...
increase
change daily
stay the same
decrease
7
In the east, cattle were...
in high supply, but low demand
in high supply and high demand
in low supply, but high demand
in low supply and low demand
8
Why was there a shortage of beef in the East after the Civil War?
The cattle in the East had died of mad cow disease.
Most of the people in the East were vegetarians.
The armies had consumed most of the beef.
The cost of beef was too high.
9
The East offered big $ to Texas ranchers for their cattle. This great opportunity was called a
price increase
bargain
price incentive
price reduction
10
The Texas cattle farmers had plenty of cows. What problem did they have?
There weren't enough cowboys to work for the farmers.
They didn't have enough money to ship the cows east.
The roads in Texas were in poor condition.
They didn't have railroads in Texas.
11
What was the Chisholm Trail?
a hiking trail from Texas to Kansas
a cattle trail from Kansas to Texas
a cattle trail from Texas to Kansas
a hiking trail from Kansas to Texas
12
Which item below was NOT a hardship cowboys had to face on the cattle drives?
not having enough food to eat
disease
Indian attacks
stampedes of the cattle
13
What happened to the cattle once they were put on the cattle cars of the train?
They were shipped to California.
They died because of overcrowding.
They were shipped East (or further north) to be sold.
They were examined by veterinarians and sent back to Texas.

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