Cattle Drive

Who am I?

• Lizzie Johnson Williams

• Richard King

• Charles Goodnight

• Bose Ikard

Why did the cattle industry grow so much in Texas after the Civil War?

• Cattle were relatively inexpensive to acquire and easy to raise.

• There were railroads that made it faster to get cattle to cities and markets.

• The climate and wide open spaces of Texas made it a good place to raise cattle.

• There was a shortage of beef in cities and markets in eastern and northern states.

Which invention is pictured above?

• Barbed wire

• Radio antenna

• Telephone line

• Telegraph cable

Why did the cattle industry grow in Texas after the Civil War?

• During the Civil War all the cattle were killed and destroyed.

• The buffalo industry grew in Texas after the Civil War instead of the cattle.

• There was a demand for beef in the north and Texas had a large supply of cattle.

• Settlers moved into Texas and brought thousands of new cows.

Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?

• Dangers on an oil rig

• Dangers during the battle of the Alamo

• Dangers on a Cattle Drive

• Dangers of farming

What was the purpose of the two trails marked on the above map?

• To ship cotton from southern Texas to factories in the north.

• To allow easy access to the Gulf of Mexico in order to ship goods.

• To allow ranchers to move their cattle north to railroads which shipped cattle east.

• To allow army troops in Texas to easily and quickly move north to help defend against attacks from American Indians.

What is the movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market?

• Ranchero

• Drive

• Open Range

What was the cowboys' job?

• Their job was to entertain people as they traveled west watching rodeos.

• Their job was to steal cattle before it made it to market.

• Their job was to keep the herd together, protect the herd, and keep it moving.

Why did the great Texas cattle drives end?

• Texas fever caused Kansas and other states to quarantine Texas herds.

• Cattle prices fell.

• More farmers and ranchers installed barbed wire, which blocked the trails.

• Rail lines made cattle drives unnecessary.

• All choices are correct!

True or False...Stampedes were a great danger for cowboys.

• True

• False