Chapter 8 Lesson 1: The Texas Cattle Industry

A cowboy that rides along the borders of a ranch to watch the cattle

• brand

• stampede

• roundup

• line rider

A sudden rush of a herd of frightened animals, such as cattle

• brand

• stampede

• open range

• roundup

A design burned into the hide of a cow

• brand

• barbed wire

• line rider

• stampede

A twisted wire with sharp points, or barbs, along it

• brand

• barbed wire

• open range

• roundup

A systematic gathering of things, such as cattle

• stampede

• open range

• roundup

• line rider

Grassy plains of Texas

• line rider

• open range

• barbed wire

• roundup

What did the two types of cattle (Spanish and Anglo American) mix and produce?

• longhorns

• bison

• chicken

• cowboys

Who was one of the new settlers in Texas after the Civil War who showed that ranching could be a major industry?

• Thomas McQueen

• Richard King

• Johnson Elizabeth

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first woman in Texas to drive her cattle up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas with her own herd of cattle?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Richard King

• Lizzie Johnson

• Charles Goodnight

What did ranchers begin to do to their cattle so that they could tell which cattle belonged to them?

• legend

• roundup

• watch them

• brand