The Long Drive 1865-1890

What ended open-range cattle herding in the late 1800s?

• Oil wells

• Barbed wire

• Railroads

• Telegraph

How did barbed wire help farmers settle in West Texas?

• It helped expand railroads into the area

• It helped crops by providing protection from cattle

• It gave people a way to earn money

• It provided growth of protected land

What did the final destination of all the cattle trails have in common?

• All led to highways where cattle would be shipped to the East to be sold

• All went through Indian Territory for trade with Native Americans

• All led to railroads where cattle would be shipped to the East to be sold

• Some went to railroad cities to be sold at auction

In what direction did the cattle trails go?

• West

• South

• East

• North

Why were the rivers important on the Goodnight-Loving Trail?

• They provided a path for the trail

• They were used for moving cattle north

• They provided water for the cattle

• They were used as landmarks to travel along

What does transcontinental mean?

• flying to another continent

• extending or going over a continent

• visiting a continent for research

• writing about a continent

What is the relationship between the cattle industry and the railroad industry?

• There is no connection between the cattle industry and railroad industry

• Cattle ranchers would also invest in railroad companies

• Cattle ranchers would set up thier ranches along train stations

• The end destination of cattle trails was railroad stations that would take cattle to markets

What helped cities boom in the late 1800s?

• Cities grew with railroad expansion.

• Cotton became the number on industry in Texas

• American Indians removed to reservataions

• Population dropped due to loud noise of trains

_________________________ drove cattle from ranches to railroads.

• Railroad officials

• Explorers

• Cowboys

• Meat dealers

Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?

• Dangers on an oil rig

• Dangers during the battle of the Alamo

• Dangers on a Cattle Drive

• Dangers of farming