Cattle and Railroads Task Cards

What is the name of the journey used to get cattle to the railroads?

• the railroad

• cattle drive

• cattle auction

• branding

Who was the first woman to ride the Chisholm Trail with her own cattle?

• Lizzie Borden

• Lizzie Johnson

• Lizzie McGuire

• Lizzie White

Who founded King Ranch, the largest cattle ranch in Texas?

• King Richard IV

• Gail King

• Richard King

• Michael King

Many new cities began by the railroads and their populations ___.

• declined

• stayed steady

• stagnated

• grew

What is the name of the twisted wire with sharp points that Joseph Glidden invented?

• barb wire

• electric wire

• hurt wire

• stab wire

What do you call a section of land set aside by the government for Native Americans?

• preserve

• home town

• reservation

• home

What is the name for ways of moving people and things from one place to another?

• communication

• transportation

• articulation

• transpiration

Who founded the Goodnight-Loving Trail with Oliver Loving?

• Richard King

• Lizzie Johnson

• Bill Pickens

• Charles Goodnight

Which is NOT a form of communication that we have now that they did not have in the 1800s?

• Telegraph

• Telephone

• Texting

• Email

Cowboys marked their cattle with a ___, or unique mark that was burned into the cow’s skin.

• sticker

• stamp

• brand

• bell