Social Studies test #1

After the Civil War Texas ranchers came home and found that their ______ ______ had grown tremendously while they were at war.

• Cattle Herds

• Families

• Crops

• Houses

In Texas the price per head of cattle was $__ while the price per head in the East was $__

• $4 & $40

• $14 & $34

• $6 & $46

• $5 & $50

The Great Western Cattle Trail took a more westerly route from Texas to _____.

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Colorodo

• Wyoming

This cattle trail became the main road for cattle heading to northern markets.

• Great Western Cattle Trail

• Chisholm Trail

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

• Shawnee

The first cattle trail was blazed from Texas to _____.

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Wyoming

• Colorado

The name of the first cattle trail was _________.

• Chisholm Trail

• Great Western Cattle Trail

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

• Shawnee

The Chisholm Trail was name for ______.

• Jesse Chisholm

• Gary Chisholm

• Frank Chisholm

• Justin Chisholm

The black cowboys of Texas were _______.

• Former slaves

• Former soldiers

• Former policemen

• Former sailors

The black cowboys of Texas were around from ____ to ____.

• 1876-1914

• 1867-1924

• 1886-1904

• 1876-1904

Why did the black cowboys decide to become cowboys?

• They were treated much better on the ranch than anywhere else.

• They wanted to travel.

• They liked to be outdoors.

• They needed to feed their families and this was the only way to make money.