The Changing Nation Unit 2 Part 1

After the Civil War, Texas cattle farmers returned home to find their cattle herds had grown tremendously and there was also a big demand for beef in the East because the Confederate Troops & the Union Troops had consumed most of the beef during the Civil War. The problem was how to transport all the beef to the East. What job was created at the end of the 19th Century because of this problem?

• Pilots & Airplanes

• Truck Drivers & Semi Trucks

• Conductors & Railroads

• Cowboys & Cattle Trails

In 1867, the first cattle trail was blazed from the Red River in northern Texas, up through Oklahoma, and up to a railroad station in Abilene, Kansas. What is the name of this important cattle trail?

• The Great Western Cattle Trail

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Goodnight-Loving Trail

• The East Shawnee Trail

Another very important cattle trail took a more westerly route. This cattle trail started in Texas and went through Oklahoma, Kansas, up to Nebraska, & then into northern territories. What is the name of this famous cattle trail?

• The Great Western Trail

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Goodnight-Loving Trail

• The East Shawnee Trail

Historians estimate that about 35,000 cowboys herded cows along western cattle trails in the late 19th century. About 9,000 of those cowboys were __________ cowboys.

• Hispanic

• White

• Black

• Asian

By the end of the 1800's, ____________ had expanded out west and eliminated the need for long cattle drives.

• airports

• interstates & highways

• canals

• railroads

What is the name of the famous black cowboy that invented "bulldogging"?  Bulldogging is the biting of the upper lip of steers to subdue them.

• John Wayne

• Bill Pickett

• Clint Eastwood

• Jesse Chisholm

Who made the first powered flight in an airplane that they built themselves?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

This African American scientist made an enormous impact on American life through agriculture. He created over 300 products from peanuts & sweet potatoes, and he also taught farmers when to plant certain crops to put more nutrients back into the soil.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

In 1875, this man invented a machine (known as the telephone) that could transmit the human voice over wires.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

Who is the inventor that is known to have invented the first practical light bulb & the first electrical generating system?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver