Westward Expansion Study Guide

What happened to the price of cattle in TEXAS when ranchers returned home after the war?

• The price of cattle increased because there were so many cows.

• The price of cattle increased because most of the cows had been eaten.

• Nothing happened to the price of cows.

• The price of cattle decreased because there were so many cows.

Which statement would be true about the price of cattle?

• Cattle would cost MORE in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.

• Cattle would cost LESS in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.

Which method of transportation was used to move cattle once they were in Kansas?

• Steamboats

• Cars

• Railroads

• Planes

The Black Cowboys of Texas were important in the turn of the century. Why did the Black Cowboys of Texas form during this time?

• African Americans found work as farmers where they were given a fresh start and faced less discrimination.

• African Americans were always the best ranch hands.

• African Americans preferred the climate and the people in the West and in Texas.

• African Americans were the only ones who knew the trails to transport the cattle.

Describe the purpose of the cattle trails.

• To feed the people in Texas

• To transport cattle from Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas

• To move cattle from the ranches in Texas to the railheads in Kansas and Oklahoma

• To help increase the population of cattle in the United States

Which two items led to the end of cattle trails?

• The steamboat and airplane

• Barbed wire and the airplane

• Railroad expansion and steamboats

• Railroad expansion and barbed wire

Which route took cattle to northern territories?

• The Great Western Trail

• The Chisholm Trail

What was the first cattle trail that started in San Antonio,Texas and ended in Abilene, Kansas?

• The Great Western Trail

• The Chisholm Trail

The reason cattle were cheap in Texas was because of ______________.

• high supply

• low supply

• high demand

Cattle were herded along trails and then put on ________________.

• planes

• boats

• wagons

• trains