What problem threatened to end the cattle drives?

development of huge, fenced ranches

What led to the end of the cattle drives?

falling beef prices and closing the open range

cowboys not wanting to go on trail drives

Which statement is true about cowboys?

they were Mexican Americans and African Americans

worked on cattle drives year around

What made farming difficult in West Texas?

had to deal with limited water resources

did not have enough slaves to work the land

would not use dry farming techniques

Why did the cattle trails run north and south?

it was better for winter and summer

What was one reason for expansion of ranching in Texas?

Indians were moved to reservations

searching for new means of income

rents the land and equipment and has to be given seeds

How did refrigeration change the cattle industry?

opened up the meatpacking industry

Why did sharecropping begin

Small farmers didn't have money for land, tools, seeds

It was the result of Reconstruction

It was a way to get out of poverty

What was one reason for the decline of the open range?

fighting between ranches and farmers

What happened to the cattle industry between the Gold Rush and the Civil War?

went back to Anglo American ranching technique

Why did the farmers use dry farming?

increased the price of rice in the North

dry farming brought about new crops

Why did cattle drives begin in Texas?

price of beef was low in Texas but high in other parts of the US

Not enough food to eat in Texas

the trails were good tourist traps

What happened to the Texas cattle industry between the California Gold Rush and the end of the Civil War?

The cattle industry declined in those years.

The cattle industry boomed in those years.

Ranchers first began driving cattle to rail heads.

the Spanish perfected the ranching techniques

What was the benefit of the Civil War to the Texas cattle industry?

it allowed cattle to breed and grow in numbers

Texas stole cattle from the North

the number of cattle decreased in Texas

What was promised in exchange for the XIT Ranch?

The building of the State Capital

a promise to pay the government back

a promise to push the Indians out of Texas

When farmers left a field fallow, it meant_____.

left unplanted for one or more growing season

they burned the field, in order to grow new crops

spraying pesticides to get rid of insects

Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?

Tribes were removed to reservations.

Many tribes experienced drought and famine.

Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.

Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.

Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.

Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.

The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.

What was the reason for the invention of Barbed wire?

Use of natural fences in the past

earlier inventors of fence influence

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Public land that could be used by anyone raising cattle

closed range

syndicates

open range

mission range

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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This woman and her son-in-law made their ranch a very successful organization

Margaret Borland

Henrietta King

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Who created barbed-wire?

James White

Joseph Glidden

Richard Kleberg

Joseph McCoy

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What was the important crop after the Civil War?

wheat

sorghum

cotton

corn

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The longhorn was immune to

work

school

Texas fever

Spanish fever

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What was the result of railroads moving into Texas?

end of ranching industry

sheep ranching became more popular

end of the cattle drives

Texas fever

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Where did Joseph G. McCoy build the first cow town?

Abilene, Kansas

Abilene, Texas

Dodge City, Kansas

Ft. Worth, TX

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Chapter 19 Ranching and Cotton

Public land that could be used by anyone raising cattle

This woman and her son-in-law made their ranch a very successful organization

Who created barbed-wire?

What was the important crop after the Civil War?

The longhorn was immune to

What was the result of railroads moving into Texas?

Where did Joseph G. McCoy build the first cow town?

Which ranch was bought by investors to provide money to rebuild the capitol?

What problem threatened to end the cattle drives?

What led to the end of the cattle drives?

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