Cattle Trail

In order to get cattle from Texas to the eastern part of the U.S., ranchers hired cowboys to herd the cattle on the______ and ________.

• Great Western Trail and Chisholm Trail

• the Western Road and the Central train

• the Chisholm train and the Western front

• the Central pandemic and the Western pandemic

A price incentive encourages people to ______ more of a product.

• buy

• sell

• barter

• trade

High demand for beef created ___________ and the prices went up.

• abundance

• scarcity (which means not enough of)

• crime

• mean people

Bill Pickett and others originated some rodeo sports. Where did these originate?

• indoors arenas in the South

• in old western movies

• stores that sell western clothes

• on the western cattle drives

What career did Bill Pickett have that brought him fame?

• He liked Buffalo.

• He was the first African American railroad worker.

• He was the first African American railroad worker.

• He was an African American rodeo and movie star.

Why did people want to move west before it was settled?

• Soldiers, black men, ranchers and farmers wanted to make money in the booming cattle industry.

• Slavery was starting in the wild west.

• People wanted to start selling cotton in the west.

• The automobile industry was taking off.

Chinese immigrants brought their culture to Texas and built____________.

• communities

• roads

• temples

• stables

Why was the connecting of the railroads important to the people who believed in Manifest Destiny?

• Many citizens believed that America was destined to take over the entire continent.

• Many thought America was going to get smaller.

• Many thought America was going to fade away.

• Many thought America was going to stay divided.

What caused the need for cattle trails?

• the transcontinental railroad needing beef for passengers

• an oversupply of beef in the eastern U.S.

• cowboys needing jobs

• a scarcity (not enough of ) beef in parts of the U.S.