SS5H1 Cattle Trails and Cowboys LANGE

Which of these describes how the Chisholm Trail helped change life in America?

• It made it easier for ranchers to find new sources of food and water for their cattle.

• It changed the lives of immigrants by making it easier for them to move to the West.

• It allowed Texas ranchers to move herds of cattle to railroad stations in Kansas where they could be shipped to other locations.

• It changed the lives of people in the West by making it easier to move cattle to small towns in Texas where they could be used for food.

Why was being a cowboy a good choice for African American men after the Civil War?

• It gave them a chance to work on farms.

• It was a way for them to perform on a stage.

• It was an opportunity for them to earn a living.

• It was a right granted to them by the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Which of the following contributed to the need for cattle drives in the late nineteenth century?

• end of slavery

• population growth in Texas

• surplus of cattle in New York and Canada

• rapidly growing urban areas in northern states

Which of the following happened as a result of the situation described?

• The cattle industry grew in Texas, which helped strengthen its economy.

• Men were needed to lead the cattle to railways, leading to the end of the Civil War.

• Barbed wire fences were put up to help move the cattle to the locations where they were needed.

• Cattle were driven from eastern states to railroads that transported them to ranches in the west.

Which cattle trail is identified by the red line?

• Chisholm Trail

• Railroad

• West Trail

• Great Western Trail

What conclusion can be drawn about the Black Cowboys of Texas?

• After the Civil War, life in the south was easier for former slaves than the cattle trails.

• Many of the Black Cowboys of Texas enjoyed working with animals in outdoor settings.

• The Black Cowboys of Texas were not treated as poorly along the cattle trails as they were in the Civil War states.

• Cattle trails gave former slaves a way to travel north after the Civil War, where they found freedom and the ability to own land.

The Great Western Cattle Trail, like the Chisholm Trail, started in Texas. The cattle were driven north to Kansas before they could be taken to the East to sell. Why did the cattle have to go north to Kansas?

• Texas was part of Mexico.

• Texas wasn't close to water.

• Kansas had steamboats.

• Kansas had railroads.

Cattle trails developed in the West when people realized cattle could be raised in the Great Plains. Most trails started in Texas and went north to railway lines. The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city?

• Kansas City

• Denver

• Sedalia

• Abilene

The Black Cowboys role in cattle trails was each of the following EXCEPT:

• Riding next to the herd to keep the cattle together.

• Race after cattle to round them up after a stampede.

• Spend hours every day on horseback.

• Sell the cattle to people in Kansas.

What is NOT true of the Chisolm Trail?

• it helped move slaves from the south to the north

• it was used for 20 years after the Civil War

• it was a trail from the Red River in northern Texas to Abilene, Kansas