Cattle Trails

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 decreased 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.

In which region was there a huge demand for cows after the Civil War?

• The South
• The North
• The West
• The East

Which method of transportation was used to move cattle?

• Steamboats
• Railroads
• Cars
• Planes

Describe the purpose of the cattle trails.

• To feed the people in Texas.
• To transport cattle from Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas.
• To help increase the population of cattle in the United States.
• To move cattle from the ranches in Texas to the railheads in Kansas and Oklahoma.

This trail was named after a Cherokee descendant who blazed a trail on this land years before.

• The Chisolm Trail
• The Great Western Trail

Which two items led to the end of cattle trails?

• The steamboat and airplane
• Railroad expansion and barbed wire
• Barbed wire and the airplane
• Railroad expansion and steamboats

Where did cattle drives begin? (Which state)

• Missouri
• Georgia
• Oklahoma
• Texas

Why was it necessary to move cattle from Texas?

• People in Texas didn't eat beef
• There was an over-supply of cattle in Texas  and the demand for beef was greater in the Northeast
• There was a terrible drought in Texas and the cattle couldn't get enough food
• Cattle never even lived in Texas

What is the name of the famous trail that ends Abilene, Kansas?

• Oregon Trail
• Shawnee Trail
• Chisholm Trail
• Bike Trail

a pathway that cattle create to move from place to place

• cattle

• cattle trail

• cowboy

• scarcity