Cattle Boom

How were cattle first introduced to Texas?

• The British imported them from England.

• The Aztecs raised them before the arrival of Europeans.

• The Comanche brought them from ranges further north.

• Spanish explorers imported them from Europe

I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?

• Pete Nacona
• Iron Jacket
• Cynthia Ann Parker
• Quanah Parker

_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.

• Vigilantes
• Boom towns
• Nitro-glycerin
• Comstock Lode

What were some of the reasons for the Range Wars in Texas in the late 1800s?

• sharecroppers and tenant farming
• barbed wire and ranchers fencing land
• migration of people to West Texas
• American Indians raiding settlements

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

What three components helped end the cattle kingdom and cattle drives?

• railroads, barbwire, longhorns
• barbwire, railroads, windmills
• cattle, oil, automobiles
• railroads, cattle trails, windmills

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 

• Comstock Lode
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Vigilantes
• Chinese Exclusion Act

1860-1900 can best be described as the era of

• Cattle, Cowboys and Frontier War

• Cotton and Railroads

• Oil boom

• Beef and Boots

During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?

• Farmers purchased all the cattle

• Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range

• Indians were stealing all the cattle

• Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

• The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
• Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
• Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
• The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.