Moooooving Cattle (SS5H1a)

Which of the following statement about cowboys is TRUE?

• They did not exist until the 1900s

• Many of them were African Americans

• Most cowboys were farmers

• Cowboys became less important once cattle trails developed

The Great Western Cattle Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?

• from Oregon toward the Midwest

• from Texas toward the Northeast

• from California toward the Atlantic coast

• from Oklahoma toward the Pacific coast

For what were the Black Cowboys of Texas known?

• performing in popular Wild West shows

• leading cattle drives to markets in the Midwest

• laying tracks for what would become the First Transcontinental Railroad

• helping relocate American Indians to open up land for settlement

To whom in the American West did the term "cowboy" originally refer?

• men who raised cattle on plantations in the American South

• men who sold cattle to merchants at ports along the Texas coast

• men who sailed cattle up the Mississippi to communities in the north

• men who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail

The Chisholm Trail played an essential role in which of the following?

• the relocation of American Indians

• helping Lil' Nas X become famous

• transporting, or moving, cattle to major markets in northeastern cities

• the establishment of the Underground Railroad

The purposes of many nineteenth-century cattle trails, such as the Chisholm Trail, were to

• help settlers farm new lands

• provide food to eastern cities

• clear wildlife from crowded areas

• supply western ranches with livestock

The first cattle trail that began in San Antonio and ended in Abilene

• Chisholm Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Hapeville Trail

• Great Western Trail

Why did the cowboys choose to bring cattle to northern cities?

• They could get more money per cow in southern cities.

• People in the north were nicer.

• They were angry at people in the south.

• They could get more money per cow in northern cities.

Even though racial discrimination existed in America, why were the Black Cowboys of Texas treated much better on the range than anywhere else?

• Black Cowboys worked on segregated trails

• There was no racial discrimination in Texas

• Skills matter to the ranch bosses more than the color of their skin

Which state is highlighted on this U.S. map?

• Kansas

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Georgia