The Cattle Trails

The Cattle Trails

5th Grade

16 Qs

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The Cattle Trails

The Cattle Trails

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

After the Civil War, Texas ranchers came home to find their cattle herds had _____________ since they were away for the war.

died off

grown tremendously

were taken away

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A century is how many years?

10

100

1,000

10,000

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Cattle sold for more money where beef was scarce.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why were Ranchers who owned cattle in Texas only getting between $2 and $4 per head for each one sold?

There were not enough of them.

No one liked beef so they did not want to buy them.

There was a surplus of cattle so they cost less.

They were in great demand for beef.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Ranchers decide to go other places to sell their cattle?

They would make a much larger profit if they sold them to the places that there was a shortage of beef.

They wanted to see the country side.

They had to many cattle and needed to take them elsewhere.

Other farmers needed the cattle for their farms.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What did cowboys do on the cattle drives?

Drive their cattle from Texas to Kansas.

Ride horseback to stay with the herds.

Ride from sun up until sun down

All answer choices.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which method of transportation was used to transport the cattle?

airplanes

trucks

railroad

steamboats

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