Chapter 19 Ranching and Cotton

Public land that could be used by anyone raising cattle

• closed range
• syndicates
• open range
• mission range

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

• Margaret Borland
• Henrietta King

Who created barbed-wire?

• James White
• Joseph Glidden
• Richard Kleberg
• Joseph McCoy

What was the important crop after the Civil War?

• wheat
• sorghum
• cotton
• corn

The longhorn was immune to

• work
• school
• Texas fever
• Spanish fever

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

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

• Abilene, Kansas
• Abilene, Texas
• Dodge City, Kansas
• Ft. Worth, TX

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

• XIT Ranch
• 6666 Ranch
• Matador Ranch
• JA Ranch

What problem threatened to end the cattle drives?

• people not wanting to eat beef
• the rise of poultry farms
• development of huge, fenced ranches
• cowboys went on strike

What led to the end of the cattle drives?

• Indian raids
• falling beef prices and closing the open range
• cowboys not wanting to go on trail drives
• sheep ranches