Unit 10

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

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

What was barbed wire most often used for? 

• It was used as a weapon, often swung like a rope or lasso

• It was used in women’s fashion, but only on the most expensive dresses

• It was used as fencing, to keep animals in or out of certain areas

• It was used in a new sport called “Barbed Wire Ball”, which was painful but fun

A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.

• Cowboy

• Official

• Texan

• Solider

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous.

• Barbed Wire

• Wooden Fence

• Metal Fence

• Wooden Post

Use the map to match each cattle trail with the correct description.

• began in Bandera, Texas

• Shawnee Trail

• ended in Abilene, Kansas

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

• ended in Sedalia, Missouri

• Western Trail

• crossed New Mexico and Colorado

• Chisholm Trail

What was the main purpose of a cattle drive?

• move cows to railroads so they could be sold for beef to make a profit

• move cows to open prairies so they would have more land for grazing

Which is a true statement based on the map?

• cattle drives started in Texas and moved north to get to railroad lines

• cattle drives started in the north and moved south to get to the Gulf of Mexico

Match each job on a cattle drive with the correct description.

• at the back of the drive

• point

• supervised extra horses

• drag

• at the front of the drive

• wrangler

What strategy did the US Army use to force Plains Native Americans to relocate to reservations?

• built railroads so that Native Americans would have transportation to leave Texas

• killed most of the buffalo in Texas so that Native Americans would not have food

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• Anglo soldiers in the U.S. Army who fought against Black Codes after the Civil War

• All African American regiments in the U.S. Army that helped and defended settlers on the Western frontier

• Native American warriors fighting against the U.S. military during the Frontier Wars

• All African American regiments of soldiers that joined the Native Americans in fighting against the U.S. military