The Age of the Cattle Drive Ok Ch 5

Why did cowboys drive cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas?

• Abilene was the center of the meatpacking industry.

• Abilene had better grazing land and larger cattle ranches.

• Abilene was the nearest city where cattle could be loaded onto a train.

• Abilene was the nearest city where cattle could be loaded onto a boat.

Before the long drive, ranchers branded their cattle in order to ______.

• keep track of how many cows they owned

• know which cows belonged to them

• advertise their ranching business to other people

• mark the cows that were the healthiest and strongest

Which of the following is not a challenge the cowboys faced on the Shawnee Trail?

• Avoiding buffalo stampedes

• Hiding from outlaws

• Paying a toll to the Five Tribes

• Traveling through the Cross Timbers

Why did railroad expansion bring the age of the cattle drive to an end?

• It became too dangerous to herd cattle over the railroad tracks.

• Railroad companies began charging too many tolls.

• Cowboys decided to stop cattle herding and work for the railroad instead.

• Cattle drives were no longer needed since the cattle could travel by train.

Which of the following is not a reason why the buffalo began to disappear?

• Cowboys feared there were too many buffalo stampedes during cattle drives.

• Railroad companies wanted to keep the buffalo off their tracks.

• Hunters wanted to make money from buffalo hides.

• Government officials wanted the buffalo to disappear so the Plains Indians would move to reservations.

In what area of Oklahoma did outlaws usually hide out?

• The Panhandle

• The Unassigned Lands

• Indian Territory

• The border between Oklahoma and Kansas

What was the Homestead Act?

• It was a law that allowed settlers to buy land from the Indians.

• It was a law that gave away free land in the West.

• It was a law that allowed the railroad to cross the Unassigned Lands.

• It was a law that allowed only the Creeks and Seminoles to live in the Unassigned Lands.

Which of the following is not a condition settlers had to meet in order to receive free land?

• They needed to pay a small fee.

• They needed to be at least 21 years old.

• They needed to be an American citizen.

• They needed to be the head of a family.

People who tried to sneak from Kansas into the Unassigned Lands to claim land were called ________.

• Boomers

• Sooners

• Homesteaders

• Freedmen

Government officials held the Oklahoma land run in order to ________.

• make money from the homesteaders

• get rid of the buffalo

• apply for statehood

• give away free land