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Cattle Trails 1

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5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the price of cattle in TEXAS when ranchers returned home after the war?

The price of cattle increased because there were so many cows.
The price of cattle decreased because there were so many cows.
The price of cattle increased because most of the cows had been eaten.
Nothing happened to the price of cows.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The South
The North
The West
The East

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement would be true about the price of cattle?

Cattle would cost more in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.
Cattle would cost less in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which method of transportation was used to move cattle?

Steamboats
Railroads
Cars
Planes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Black Cowboys of Texas rose to prominence in the turn of the century. Why did the Black Cowboys of Texas form during this time?

African Americans found work as farmers where they faced less discrimination than in urban areas.
African Americans were always the best ranch hands.
African Americans prefered the climate and the people in the West and in Texas.
African Americans were the only ones who knew the trails to transport the cattle.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which trail stretched from San Antonio and Abeline, Texas to Kansas? 

The Chisolm Trail
The Great Western Trail

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