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WorksheetsBlack Cowboys and Cattle Drive
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the purpose of the two trails marked on the above map?
To ship cotton from southern Texas to factories in the north.
To allow easy access to the Gulf of Mexico in order to ship goods.
To allow ranchers to move their cattle north to railroads which shipped cattle east.
To allow army troops in Texas to easily and quickly move north to help defend against attacks from American Indians.
What caused Texas ranchers to drive their cattle north to the railways?
Many of the miners from the California Gold Rush wanted beef as part of their diet.
There was a major drought in south Texas and ranchers were driving herds north towards water sources.
There was a strong demand for beef in eastern cities which gave the ranchers a price incentive to drive the cattle north.
Roads were constructed through Texas making it much easier and quicker to drive the cattle north towards the railroads.
What are cattle?
Wild horses
Herds of Goats
Prairie Dogs
Herds of Cows
Why were cattle important
Kept grass cut low
Pretty to look at
Food Source
Kept trails clear
Who were the Black Cowboys of Texas?
Ranchers
Cowboys from Texas
Settlers on the Great Plains
Former Slaves with valuable skills
Why did cattle drives end?
Too many cattle
Supply took over demand
Sheep ranchers took over land
Expansion of railroads and barbed wire fences
What is an incentive?
an enemy
A reward/motivation to do something
Barrier
Crop rotation
Offering a higher price for cattle in the Northern and Eastern cities like Chicago is an example of what?
Markets
Business
Incentive
Productivity
My brother using his income to buy a laptop is an example of which economic sector?
Banking
Business
Household
Government
My sister selling her labor, or work, to her job is an example of which economic sector?
Government
Households
Banking
Business
Walmart selling goods and services is an example which economic sector?
Banking
Business
Government
Households
Receiving a loan for goods is an example of which economic sector?
Banking
Business
Households
Government
Which of the following were some famous trails cowboys used to drive their cattle north to the railroads?
Chisholm Trail
Great Western Trail
Texas Trail
Chisholm and Great Western Trail
The use of taxes to provide public services to the public is used by which economic services?
Business
Government
Banking
Households
Why did some African Americans move west to become cowboys?
They would face more discrimination in the west
They would become famous
They would face less discrimination in the west
They would become ranch owners.
Which of the following are dangers cowboys faced on cattle drives?
Joseph McCoy
Bulldogging
Stampedes
Running out of money
How did price incentives motivate cowboys to drive their cattle all the way up to Kansas?
Less cattle were raised on the east coast, so if they could get the cattle to the east coast by railroad, they could sell them for more money.
More cattle were raised on the east coast, so if they could get the cattle to the east coast by railroad, they could sell them for more money.
The cows were worth more money if they got lots of exercise so they drove them up to Kansas for exercise.
Kansas is on the east coast, and they didn’t have as many cows, so the demand was higher, making them worth more there.
Using the map on the back, describe which direction the cattle trails move. Why do they move this way?
They move to the North because that is where the demand for cattle was
They move to the South because they needed to get the cattle to Texas to get on the railroad so the cattle could be shipped East
They move to the North because they needed to get the cows to Kansas and Nebraska to get on the railroad so the cows could be shipped East
They move to the South towards Texas because that is where the demand for cattle was
Why did freed slaves go to Texas and work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?
They could own land in California
They were sold to Texas ranchers.
They were treated equally to white cowboys
They thought the cowboy life was easy.
