Cattle Drives

Which Cattle Trail was used the earliest?

• Goodnight - Loving

• Western

• Chisholm

• Shawnee Trail

Which Cattle Trail went to New Mexico?

• Goodnight - Loving

• Western

• Chisholm

• Shawnee Trail

Why would the cattle be driven to Kansas?

• Civil war fighting prevented them from going East

• That is where the railroads were.

• Ships couldn't carry enough cattle

• Kansas had hungry gold miners.

Why was branding used?

• Because the ranchers were cruel and enjoyed torturing animals.

• It caused cows to gain weight

• It caused the cows to be stronger

• To identify the ownership of the herds.

Cowboys were

• All white

• All hispanic

• All former slaves

• A mix of all races working long hours and poor pay

What closed the open range?

• Fireproof doors

• Barbed Wires

• The Sheriff

• Elite Military units

Beetle that damaged Cotton crop

• Boll Weevil

• Supply and Demand

• Windmills

• Threshers

• Wranglers

Economic principle that determines prices

• Boll Weevil

• Supply and Demand

• Windmills

• Threshers

• Wranglers

Device used to get water from underground

• Boll Weevil

• Supply and Demand

• Windmills

• Threshers

• Wranglers

Machine that separates seeds from plants

• Boll Weevil

• Supply and Demand

• Windmills

• Threshers

• Wranglers