Texas Cattle and Cowboys

Cattle Trails had an important role in moving goods in which direction?

• from Oregon toward the Midwest

• from Texas toward the Northeast

• from California toward the Atlantic coast

• from Oklahoma toward the Pacific coast

What does the term "cowboy" mean?

• men who raised cattle on plantations in the American South

• men who sold cattle to merchants at ports along the Texas coast

• men who sailed cattle up the Mississippi to communities in the north

• men who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail

The reason for high cattle prices in the East was...

• low demand

• high supply

• high demand

The reason cattle were cheap in Texas was because of ...

• high supply

• high demand

• low supply

The first cattle trail was...

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Great Western Trail

• The Texan Trail

African Americans often faced less discrimination because ranchers were not interested in the color of their skin, but they were interested in their ...

• skill

• age

• height

• race

Which description best fits with the Black Cowboys of Texas?

• Cattle trails allowed former slaves the opportunity to make money while providing meat to busy cities along the East coast.

• Light bulbs powered by electricity improved the ability to work, read, and even play after dark.

• The Panama Canal improved the speed of shipping supplies and improved business with other countries.

• The telephone improved the ability to communicate. It was much more user friendly then the telegraph and Morse Code.

Which people found new freedoms by becoming cowboys in the West?

• white men

• white women

• black men

• black women

In which state did Cattle Drives begin?

• Missouri

• Georgia

• Oklahoma

• Texas

What breed of cattle mainly lived in Texas?

• Longhorns
• Brangus
• Black Angus
• Brahma