Texas Ranching Quiz

Guess what revolutionized the way ranchers could ship their cattle, making it possible to send them from locations much closer to home?

• Airplanes

• Refrigeration

• Telegraph

• Automobiles

Yeehaw! What innovation allowed those Texas cattle to be locally turned into tasty steaks and then zipped straight from the Lone Star State to your plate?

• Bicycles

• Refrigeration

• Telephones

• Railroads

Ready to dive into history? Guess which trio of industries spurred the exciting era of ranch expansion!

• Railroads, Refrigeration, and Meat-packing

• Railroads, Automobiles, and Textile

• Refrigeration, Oil, and Steel

• Telegraph, Agriculture, and Mining

By 1925, how many acres had large ranches such as King Ranch expanded to?

• 2 million acres

• 1 million acres

• 5 million acres

• 500,000 acres

Yee-haw! 🤠 Where did those adventurous ranchers take their cattle-driving ways beyond the wilds of South Texas?

• East Texas

• West Texas

• Gulf Coast

• Central and North Texas, including the Panhandle

Oh no! Sheep ranchers are butting heads with other ranchers and farmers. Can you guess what's causing all this baa-d blood?

• Mineral rights disputes

• Grazing rights disputes

• Land ownership disputes

• Water rights disputes

Guess who also wore cowboy hats and managed ranches in Texas, not just owning them but actively working in the ranch industry?

• Asian immigrants

• Mexican Americans and African Americans

• European immigrants

• Native Americans

Guess what? Many African Americans played a significant role in the ranch industry! Can you figure out what it was?

• Railroad workers

• Meat-packers

• Trail bosses

• Ranch owners