Cattle Boom Quiz

What was a significant factor that contributed to the beginning of the Cattle Boom in the 1800s?

• The invention of the automobile

• The ability to successfully drive cattle North from Texas

• The discovery of gold in California

• The construction of the first skyscraper

How did the development of railroad technology impact the cattle industry during the Cattle Boom?

• It decreased the price of cattle

• It made it harder to transport cattle

• It allowed for faster and easier transportation of cattle to new markets

• It led to a decrease in cattle population

What role did Richard King and Gideon Lewis play in the Cattle Boom?

• They invented refrigerated railroad cars

• They were the first to drive cattle North from Texas

• They purchased 15,500 acres from the Mexican government and developed it into a major cattle ranch

• They developed the first cattle trails

What was the purchase price for 600 cows by cattle ranchers during the Cattle Boom?

• $5,400

• $16,800

• $10,000

• $20,000

How did King Ranch respond to a drought in South Texas and Northern Mexico?

• By selling all their cattle

• By providing ranchers with food, shelter, and income if they moved to South Texas

• By importing water from other states

• By closing the ranch temporarily

What was the famous brand on Captain King's cattle at King Ranch?

• Running M

• Running S

• Running W

• Running B

By what year had King Ranch expanded to more than one million acres?

• 1900

• 1925

• 1950

• 1985

What significant contribution did Henrietta King make to the community?

• She established a hospital

• She donated land for towns and funded schools and churches

• She built a museum

• She funded a library

Who was the first rancher in Refugio County to fence his land with barbed wire?

• Manuel Guerra

• Margaret Borland

• Thomas O'Connor

• Captain King

Who established one of the first ranches in the Texas Panhandle in the 1870s?

• John Scharbauer

• Charles Goodnight

• John Adair

• Clarence Scharbauer