Cattle Drives, Indian Removal, Railroads & economic growth

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Who invented a new type of fence by designing a prototype with his wife's hairpins?

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Joseph Glidden

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How did ranchers in Historic Texas mark their cattle as belonging to them?

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brands which were symbols burned into the hides

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What is an uncontrolled, panicked rush of cattle called?

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a stampede

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What is a short twist of wire with sharp points called?

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barbed wire

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What structure pumps water from underground wells using the power of the wind?

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a windmill

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What is the largest cattle ranch in the U.S.?

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King Ranch

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People who raise cattle are called ___________.

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ranchers

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In historic Texas, how were cattle transported from ranches to railroad?

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cattle drives

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Why did cattle drives end? Options: Many farmers and ranchers fenced their land with barbed wire, Railroads made transporting cattle to market more convenient., Longhorn Cattle spread Texas fever a bloodborne disease spread by ticks.

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All of the above

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During the Cattle drive era, cattle prices in Texas were approximately $4 a head but in the NE could be as much as

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$35