Cattle and Cotton

Where did the cattle trails have to lead to in order to transport the cattle to eastern markets?

• rivers
• railroad connections
• forts
• eastward direction

Who promoted the railroad transport of cattle when Missouri wanted to ban the Texas longhorn from crossing its borders?

• Oliver Loving
• Joseph Glidden
• Richad King
• Joseph McCoy

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

• The cattle industry boomed in those years.
• The cattle industry declined in those years.
• Ranchers first began driving cattle to rail heads.
• the Spanish perfected the ranching techniques

What culture started the cattle industry in Texas?

• American
• English
• Mexican
• Spanish

What trail goes through our city?

• Chisholm
• Western
• Goodnight-Loving
• Shawnee

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

• Texas won more land to ranch
• it allowed cattle to breed and grow in numbers
• Texas stole cattle from the North
• the number of cattle decreased in Texas

What was the cattle drive position from the 2 cowboys in front?

• flank
• drag
• swing
• point

What is the Spanish term for cowboy?

• vaquero
• ranchero
• charro
• reata

True of False: Texas longhorns were raised and taken care of on small family farms.

• True
• False

Who took care of the extra horses on the cattle trail?

• wranglers
• drags
• drovers