Chisholm Trail Cattle Drives

1. When did cowboys begin driving longhorn cattle from Texas through Indian Territory to Kansas?
A. 1847
B. 1867
C. 1889
D. 1901

• 1847

• 1867

• 1889

• 1901

2. What nickname was given to the Chisholm Trail?
A. The world’s greatest cattle trail
B. The cowboy’s last highway
C. The first national railroad
D. The frontier’s secret path

• A. The world’s greatest cattle trail

• B. The cowboy’s last highway

• C. The first national railroad

• D. The frontier’s secret path

3. Why did cattle become so valuable after the Civil War?
A. They were used to pull heavy wagons
B. Armies and civilians had already slaughtered many cattle for food
C. Farmers refused to sell beef to the East
D. Cowboys started competing for herds

• A

• B

• C

• D

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4. What slowed down the pace of the drive through Indian Territory?
A. Training new cowboys
B. Feeding the horses
C. Fattening the cattle on free grass and water
D. Waiting for railroads to be built

• A

• B

• C

• D

5. What eventually ended the use of the Chisholm Trail?
A. A drought that killed the grass
B. The opening of unassigned lands and the building of fences
C. Native American raids
D. The shortage of cattle in Texas

• A

• B

• C

• D