Barbed Wire

This invention kept cattle from escaping

• Steel plow

• Mechanical reaper

• Barbed Wire

• Windmill

FILL IN THE BLANKS (2 word phrase): Ranchers fenced off their land with ___________ ___________ to keep cattle from escaping.

TRUE OR FALSE: Barbed wire was a problem because it hurt the buffalo who once roamed freely in the Great Plains and were very important to the Native American way of life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by —

• railroad companies building on American Indian lands

• immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas

• ranchers fencing land with barbed wire

• sharecroppers claiming public lands

Who invented barbed wire?

• Joseph Glidden

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

In which year was barbed wire patented?

• 1874

• 1865

• 1880

• 1890

Barbed wire was primarily used in which industry during the late 19th century?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Textile

• Fishing

Which of the following was a significant impact of barbed wire on the American West?

• Increased cattle ranching

• Decline in farming

• Rise in urbanization

• Growth of the fishing industry

Barbed wire played a crucial role in which historical conflict?

• Range Wars

• Civil War

• World War I

• American Revolution

What was a common nickname for barbed wire in the American West?

• Devil's Rope

• Cowboy's Fence

• Prairie Wire

• Rancher's Line