Cattle Kingdom

Which of the following best describes the life of a cowboy?

• Pay was low, hours long, and life was hard and dangerous
• Showdowns and gunfights were common
• Most of their time was spent in cow towns
• Hunting indians and protecting white settlements

______________ was an invention used to keep cattle in one area.

• sodbuster
• steel plow
• barbed wire
• free silver

Grassland that is available to anyone to graze cattle is known as ____________.

• Open Prarie
• Open Range
• Open Grassland
• Open Field

The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market is known as a ______________. 

• Trail
• Herd
• Drive
• Drift

What is the Spanish word for "Cowboy"?

• Buckaroo
• Vaquero
• Ranchero
• Reatar

African American soldiers, who protected anglos from native attacks, were known as...

• Freedmen's Bureau
• Vaqueros
• Texas Rangers
• Buffalo Soldiers

Which technology allowed for the easier transport of goods, and immigration to west Texas?

• Steamboats
• Automobiles
• Railroads
• Telegraphs

Breed of cattle, known for their hardiness and massive horns.

• Longhorn
• Primo Pick
• Angus
• Charlee

One reason for the success of the cattle kingdom was ____________. 

• the invention of barbwire
• the windmill
• the demand for Texas beef in the East
• Texas Fever

By 1860, Texas was home to more than ______ wild cattle.

• 300
• 3,000
• 300,000
• 3 million