Cattle Industry Challenges and Contributions

The video explores the rise of the cattle industry in the United States, focusing on key figures like Joseph McCoy, Charles Goodnight, Oliver Loving, and John Iliff. It discusses the establishment of cow towns, cattle trails, and ranching innovations that led to the industry's expansion. The video also highlights the challenges faced, such as cattle diseases and conflicts with Native Americans, and concludes with the dominance of cattle barons in the 1870s.

What was a significant consequence of the American Civil War on the cattle industry?

• Increased cattle prices in Texas

• Decreased demand for beef in the North

• Multiplication of unsupervised cattle

• Introduction of new cattle breeds

How did Joseph McCoy contribute to the cattle industry?

• By inventing a new cattle breed

• By establishing the first cow town in Abilene

• By creating a new cattle disease

• By building a railroad in Texas

What was the purpose of the Chisholm Trail?

• To supply beef to the Navajo Indians

• To transport cattle from Texas to Abilene

• To establish new cattle ranches in Wyoming

• To connect mining towns in Colorado

What was a key achievement of the Goodnight-Loving Trail?

• It connected Texas to Chicago directly

• It introduced refrigeration in meat packing

• It supplied beef to starving Navajo Indians

• It reduced cattle prices in Texas

What risk did Oliver Loving face on the Goodnight-Loving Trail?

• Severe weather conditions

• Attacks by Comanche Indians

• Cattle rustling by homesteaders

• Legal disputes over land ownership

How did John Iliff improve cattle ranching?

• By using the Homestead Act to acquire land

• By building a railroad in Colorado

• By inventing a new cattle breed

• By establishing a new cattle trail

What was a major factor in the growth of the cattle industry in the 1870s?

• Reduction in cattle prices

• Decline in railroad construction

• Increased demand for beef in mining towns

• Introduction of new cattle diseases

Who were the cattle barons?

• Government officials managing Indian reservations

• Small ranchers in Texas

• Wealthy investors dominating the cattle industry

• Railroad builders in the West

What challenge did the cattle industry face from homesteaders?

• Competition in beef markets

• Introduction of new cattle diseases

• Cattle rustling from the open range

• Legal disputes over cattle ownership

What was a significant challenge for cattle drives?

• Lack of demand in northern cities

• Excessive rainfall damaging trails

• Long distances causing cattle to lose weight

• Short distances leading to weight gain