Cattle Trails Review

What are cattle?

• Wild horses

• Herds of Goats

• Prairie Dogs

• Herds of Cows

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

• The American Revolution 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.

• People stopped eating chicken.

What was the cowboys' job?

• Their job was to entertain people as they traveled west watching rodeos.
• Their job was to steal cattle before it made it to market.
• Their job was to keep the herd together, protect the herd, and keep it moving.
• Their job was to keep the sheep together on the farm.

What was one reason cattle trails began?

• People in the east needed beef because soldiers ate so much of it during the Civil War

• Cattle did not graze in the east

• No one would tend to cattle in the east

• The cattle started walking north by themselves.

DID BLACK AND WHITE COWBOYS WORK ALONG SIDE EACH OTHER?

• YES
• NO

What was the first cattle trail that started in San Antonio,Texas and ended in Abilene, Kansas?

• Chisholm Trail
• Great Western Trail
• Abilene Trail

• Missouri River Trail

Cattle were herded along trails and then put on ________________.

• planes
• boats
• trains
• trucks

How long did the Cattle Trail Era last?

• About 200 Years

• About 20 Years

• About 10 years

• About 100 Years

Where did cattle drives begin? (Which state)

• Missouri
• Georgia
• Oklahoma
• Texas

The Black Cowboys of Texas were 

• Spanish Cowboys from Mexico
• Carpetbaggers from the North
• Men who wore black costumes and rode only black horses
• Freed slaves who moved to Texas to pursue jobs as cowboys