Chapter 8 Lesson 1- The Texas Cattle Industry

The grassy plains of Texas were called the-

• Open area

• Open range

• Ranches

• Texas grassland

The two types of cattle mixed and produced something new- the__________.

• Large-horned longhorn

• Texas longhorn

• Texas cattle

• Original cattle

A design burned into the hide of a cow is called a __________.

• Tattoo

• Brand

• Tag

• Symbol

What are the cowboys called who would ride along the boarders of a ranch to watch the cattle?

• Rope and Riders

• Line leaders

• Line Riders

• Cattle racers

What is the name of the famous cattle trail created by Charles Goodnight?

• Charles Trail

• Goodnight Leaving Trail

• Charles Cattle Trail

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

When cowboys from different ranches round up all the cattle they could find, it was called a __________.

• Roping

• Roundup

• Cattle drive

• Cowhand

When cattle run around wildly when they become frightened.

• Stampede

• Stomping

• Calf run

• Cattle stomp

What does the Spanish word "rancho" translate to?

• Right

• Rope

• Ranch

• Corral

Who created barbed wire?

• Charles Goodnight

• Lizzie Johnson

• Joseph Farwell Glidden

• Richard King

By 1900, there were __________ farms in Texas.

• 300,000

• 200,000

• 35,000

• 350,000