Cattle Trail

Why did people want to move west before it was settled?

• Soldiers, black men, ranchers and farmers wanted to make money in the booming cattle industry.

• Slavery was starting in the wild west.

• People wanted to start selling cotton in the west.

• The automobile industry was taking off.

Mark ALL the true statements about cattle trails in the 1800s.

• The cattle trail era ended when Texas passed laws to keep their cattle in Texas.

• Railroads had not yet reached ranches in Texas.

• The Chisholm Trail began near San Antonio, Texas.

• The Great Western Trail ran from San Antonio, Texas, to Dodge City, Kansas.

What caused the need for cattle trails?

• the transcontinental railroad needing beef for passengers

• an oversupply of beef in the eastern U.S.

• cowboys needing jobs

• a scarcity (not enough of ) beef in parts of the U.S.

High demand for beef created ___________ and the prices went up.

• abundance

• scarcity (which means not enough of)

• crime

• mean people

A price incentive encourages people to ______ more of a product.

• buy

• sell

• barter

• trade

What career did Bill Pickett have that brought him fame?

• He liked Buffalo.

• He was the first African American railroad worker.

• He was the first African American railroad worker.

• He was an African American rodeo and movie star.

In order to get cattle from Texas to the eastern part of the U.S., ranchers hired cowboys to herd the cattle on the______ and ________.

• Great Western Trail and Chisholm Trail

• the Western Road and the Central train

• the Chisholm train and the Western front

• the Central pandemic and the Western pandemic

Bill Pickett and others originated some rodeo sports. Where did these originate?

• indoors arenas in the South

• in old western movies

• stores that sell western clothes

• on the western cattle drives

Chinese immigrants brought their culture to Texas and built____________.

• communities

• roads

• temples

• stables

Why was the connecting of the railroads important to the people who believed in Manifest Destiny?

• Many citizens believed that America was destined to take over the entire continent.

• Many thought America was going to get smaller.

• Many thought America was going to fade away.

• Many thought America was going to stay divided.