Ch 18 Vocab Flashcard Part

Front

Spanish settlers brought cattle to California and Texas in the 1700s, mixing them with English breeds to create the ________. This breed spread quickly in western Texas.

Back

Texas longhorn

Front

A long journey crucial for cowboys, herding cattle to market or Northern Plains.

Back

cattle drive

Front

________ or water rights to ponds and rivers allowed ranchers to use scarce water and surrounding land.

Back

range rights

Front

_________ granted over 17 million acres of federal land to states.

Back

The Morrill Act

Front

Ranchers grazed herds on public land called __________.

Back

open range

Front

In the 1890s, farmers on the western Plains learned a new method called _______. This shifted focus from water-dependent crops to hardier ones like red wheat.

Back

dry farming

Front

Competition between large and small ranch owners for control over open range and water sources.

Back

range wars

Front

Wrote an autobiography about life as a cowboy.

Back

Nat Love

Front

Southern African Americans who moved west for land were known as ________.

Back

Exodusters

Front

Gathering cattle was known as _________.

Back

roundup