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Worksheetstexas cattle and cowboys
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins
What was the MAIN purpose of many nineteenth-century cattle trails such as the Chisholm Trail?
to help settlers farm new lands
to provide food to eastern cities
to clear wildlife from crowded areas
to supply western ranches with livestock
The "Black Cowboys" of nineteenth-century Texas are MOST associated with...
clearing and developing the Chisholm Trail for cattle.
cattle drives from Texas and across the Great Plains.
the founding of trading posts along the US-Mexican border.
the relocation of American Indians in the American Southwest.
To whom in the American West did the term "cowboy" originally refer?
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 first cattle trail was...
The Chisholm Trail
The Great Western Trail
The Texan Trail
Cattle were herded along trails and then put on ...
planes
trains
cars
boats
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
What trail crossed through Native American Land?
Eagle Point Trail
Gorman Falls Trail
Chisholm Trail
Pedernales Falls Trail
Which major river did the Chisholm Trail cross?
Arkansas River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Rio Grande River
Who pioneered the Great Western Trail?
Capt. Hook
Capt. Samuel
Capt. John T. Lytle
Capt. Sanders Lyford
What trail is the most significant cattle trail in the U.S.?
Guadalupe Peak Trail
Enchanted Rock Trail
Lost Maples Trail
Great Western Trail
