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Cattle Trails and Black Cowboys

Authored by Renee Felix

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Cattle Trails and Black Cowboys
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What statement is true about the cattle trails in the late 1800s?

The Great Western Trail ran from San Antonio, Texas to Dodge City, Kansas

The Chisholm Trail began near Orlando, Florida

Railroads started in Texas

The cattle trail era ended when Texas passed laws to keep their cattle in New York

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What statement is true about the cattle trails in the late 1800s?

The Great Western Trail ran from California to Dodge City, Kansas

The Chisholm Trail began near Athens, Georgia

Railroads started in Ohio.

The cattle trail era ended when Texas passed laws to keep their cattle in Texas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused the need for cattle trails?

Cowboys needed jobs.

A scarcity of beef in parts of the US.

The transcontinental railroad needed beef for passengers.

An oversupply of beef in the eastern US.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did ranchers need to hire to get cattle from Texas to Kansas?

cowboys

Buffalo soldiers

immigrants

railroads

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Chisholm Trail and The Great Western Trail so important?

Cowboys were banned in Texas.

So that people could move out of Texas.

Cowboys liked riding horses.

So that the large herds of cattle could be shipped east on railroads.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the cattle sell for in Texas for each cow?

$4000

$400

$40

$4

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was a famous black cowboy during this time?

Lil' Nas X

George McFly

Jerry Schmidt

Bill Pickett

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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