"The Cattle Kingdom" Reading Quiz

What did Mexican vaqueros teach American ranchers?

• How to build railroads

• How to care for herds of cattle

• How to plant crops

• How to mine gold

Why was raising cattle not expensive on the Great Plains?

• There were many buyers

• There was lots of land with plenty of grass

• The government provided subsidies

• The cattle were imported

What were the plains from Texas to Canada and Kansas to the Rocky Mountains called?

• The Great Plains

• The Cattle Kingdom

• The Wild West

• The Prairie Lands

Which trail was NOT mentioned as a famous cattle trail?

• Goodnight-Loving Trail

• Western Trail

• Oregon Trail

• Shawnee Trail

What caused thousands of cows to die in the winter of 1886-1887?

• Disease

• Extremely harsh weather

• Lack of water

• Overgrazing

What was the fate of the Cattle Kingdom after the harsh winter?

• It expanded rapidly

• It never recovered

• It became more profitable

• It was taken over by the government

By the 1880s, what challenge did cattle ranchers face regarding land use?

• Competition with railroads

• Disputes with other land users

• Dependence on foreign markets

• Introduction of new cattle breeds

By 1860, Texas was home to more than ______ wild cattle.

• 300

• 3,000

• 300,000

• 3 million

Because farmers and sheep ranchers competed with the cattle ranchers for land, the cattle ranchers had to start ______.

• fencing their cattle in

• letting their cattle roam free

• moving their cattle to California

• all of the above

Cowboys drove cattle from Texas to railheads in ______.

• Oklahoma

• Kansas

• Missouri

• all of the above