Cotton, Railroads, & Oil

The movement of cattle over 1000 miles to railroads for shipment to the east?

• Buffalo Stampede

• Cattle Drives

• Wool Drive

• Deer Migration

What was the purpose of the Cattle Brand?

• To keep them from stampeding

• To encourage breeding

• To identify what part of the state they came from.

• To mark the cattle to identify owners

What was the average number of cowboys that worked a cattle drive?

• 20

• 16

• 13

• 10

What was the number of cattle on a typical cattle drive?

• 2500

• 2000

• 1500

• 1000

Which of the follow is the name of a famous cattle drive trail?

• Goodnight

• Dover

• Wichita

• Big Bend

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

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

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.

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

How did the cattle industry begin in Texas?

• It didn't begin in Texas

• Crops were dying so Texans needed a new job

• The Spanish brough cattle to Texas and the vaquero took care of them on ranches

Why did the cattle industry grow in Texas after the Civil War?

• The Civil War killed all the cows.

• There was a demand for beef in the north and Texas had a large supply of cattle.

• Settlers moved in and brought new cows.