Ranchers and Farmers ch 18

What state was mostly open range?

• Texas

• Idaho

• Louisiana

• Kentucky

What is the definition of open range?

• Land that is surrounded by water as a boarder

• A piece of land that is mostly open, but does have fences

• Open land, not fenced

• Land that is fenced in, with little space

How did Texans identify their cattle?

• Nametags

• Branding

• Writing names in sharpie on their forehead

• Remembering their names

Where did Texans initially drive their cattle north to be loaded on the nearest trains?

• Georgia

• California

• Pennsylvania

• Missouri

What were one of the greatest dangers for Cowhands

• Bee stings

• Starvation

• Stampedes

• Breaking a bone

How long would Cowhands ride in the saddle every day?

• 15 hours

• 15 seconds

• 15 years

• 15 decades

True or false? The Cowhands would ride in saddle during the rain, dust storms, and blazing sun?

• True

• False

What were the two states/ cities that held important stations in the early 1860s?

• Texas and South Carolina

• Kansas and Deleware

• Idaho and Montana

• Kansas and Cheyenne

What were longhorn cattle formerly worth and what did it raise to?

• $10-67

• $40-3

• 3-40

• $3-40

When did Cow towns like Abilene and Doge City become important stations?

• 1860s

• 1900s

• 1806

• 400 B.C