1st Qtr SS benchmark review

Why were cattle 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.

Cowboys were

• All white

• All hispanic

• All former slaves

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

Railroad that went across the Continent

• Barbed Wire

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Brands

• Cattle Drive

• Range Wars

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Farmers

• Indians

• Cowboys

There was a demand for what after the Civil War in the Northeastern United States?

• Sports Cars

• Railroad

• Beef

The Cattle Drive Era in Texas began because:

• They were running out of land to grow cotton

• The demand for beef rose in the East after the Civil War

• The Confederacy needed to make money after losing the Civil War

• There were very few other resources for them to make money on

The purpose of the cattle drives was to:

• Get the cattle to railroads further north

• To exercise the cattle, creating leaner meat

• To get them to port cities to sell them overseas

• To find more grazing land

Who was the business man that made Abilene, Kansas a popular town for cattle drives to end at?

• James White

• Joseph McCoy

• Robert Hatfield

• Jesse Chisholm

What was the name of the cattle trail that went from South Texas to Abilene, Kansas?

• Goodnight Trail
• Rio Grande Trail
• Chisholm Trail
• Cowboy Trail

Why did Texas Cattle Ranchers want to sell their cattle in the east and the north, rather than in Texas?

• Demand was high in the east and north, so they could sell cattle for a higher price.
• There were too many cattle in Texas, so they needed to get rid of some.