Chapter 7 Test

In which state did cattle drives begin?

• Kansas

• Texas

• Missouri

• Illinois

Why did they drive cattle to towns in Kansas?

• Lack of water

• Kansas has better grass

• Kansas had railroads

• This was where the slaughterhouses were located.

Which of the following were the most famous cattle towns?

• Topeka and Atchison

• Abilene and Dodge City

• Wichita and Brookville

• Ellsworth and Caldwell

Due to long boring days on the trail, cattle hands often:

• Texted each other

• Made up songs to sing

• Raced the cattle

• Slept long hours

How did cowboy boots help the riders?

• Easily into stirrups and to keep from slipping

• Protect from snake bites

• Easy to hook spurs on to control the horse

• To get onto and off the horse faster

Texas fever was caused by

• Bad grass

• Mosquitos

• Ticks

• Dirt in cattle's mouth

The end of cattle drives in Kansas was caused by

• Texas fever

• Price of cattle in Texas

• Railroad expanding to Texas

• Longhorn cattle died off

Cattle Towns were considered wild places due to-

• Cattle were driven there

• Cowboys were paid and wanted to spend their money

• Trail bosses were rich and bought fancy things

• People didn't like the farmers coming to town

The quarantine line marked:

• the farthest east the Texas cattle could be driven

• the farthest west the Texas cattle could be driven

• the farthest south the Texas cattle could be driven

• the farthest north the Texas cattle could be driven

Railroad land grants gave:

• Railroad companies free public land

• Farmers free land

• Railroad towns free land

• People in Kansas railroad jobs