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Black Cowboys and Cattle Drive

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the two trails marked on the above map?

a)

To ship cotton from southern Texas to factories in the north.

b)

To allow easy access to the Gulf of Mexico in order to ship goods.

c)

To allow ranchers to move their cattle north to railroads which shipped cattle east.

d)

To allow army troops in Texas to easily and quickly move north to help defend against attacks from American Indians.

2.

What caused Texas ranchers to drive their cattle north to the railways?

a)

Many of the miners from the California Gold Rush wanted beef as part of their diet.

b)

There was a major drought in south Texas and ranchers were driving herds north towards water sources.

c)

There was a strong demand for beef in eastern cities which gave the ranchers a price incentive to drive the cattle north.

d)

Roads were constructed through Texas making it much easier and quicker to drive the cattle north towards the railroads.

3.

What are cattle?

a)

Wild horses

b)

Herds of Goats

c)

Prairie Dogs

d)

Herds of Cows

4.

Why were cattle important

a)

Kept grass cut low

b)

Pretty to look at

c)

Food Source

d)

Kept trails clear

5.

Who were the Black Cowboys of Texas?

a)

Ranchers

b)

Cowboys from Texas

c)

Settlers on the Great Plains

d)

Former Slaves with valuable skills

6.

Why did cattle drives end?

a)

Too many cattle

b)

Supply took over demand

c)

Sheep ranchers took over land

d)

Expansion of railroads and barbed wire fences

7.

What is an incentive?

a)

an enemy

b)

A reward/motivation to do something

c)

Barrier

d)

Crop rotation

8.

Offering a higher price for cattle in the Northern and Eastern cities like Chicago is an example of what?

a)

Markets

b)

Business

c)

Incentive

d)

Productivity

9.

My brother using his income to buy a laptop is an example of which economic sector?

a)

Banking

b)

Business

c)

Household

d)

Government

10.

My sister selling her labor, or work, to her job is an example of which economic sector?

a)

Government

b)

Households

c)

Banking

d)

Business

11.

Walmart selling goods and services is an example which economic sector?

a)

Banking

b)

Business

c)

Government

d)

Households

12.

Receiving a loan for goods is an example of which economic sector?

a)

Banking

b)

Business

c)

Households

d)

Government

13.

Which of the following were some famous trails cowboys used to drive their cattle north to the railroads?

a)

Chisholm Trail

b)

Great Western Trail

c)

Texas Trail

d)

Chisholm and Great Western Trail

14.

The use of taxes to provide public services to the public is used by which economic services?

a)

Business

b)

Government

c)

Banking

d)

Households

15.

Why did some African Americans move west to become cowboys?

a)

They would face more discrimination in the west

b)

They would become famous

c)

They would face less discrimination in the west

d)

They would become ranch owners.

16.

Which of the following are dangers cowboys faced on cattle drives?

a)

Joseph McCoy

b)

Bulldogging

c)

Stampedes

d)

Running out of money

17.

How did price incentives motivate cowboys to drive their cattle all the way up to Kansas?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

The cows were worth more money if they got lots of exercise so they drove them up to Kansas for exercise.

d)

Kansas is on the east coast, and they didn’t have as many cows, so the demand was higher, making them worth more there.

18.

Using the map on the back, describe which direction the cattle trails move. Why do they move this way?

a)

They move to the North because that is where the demand for cattle was

b)

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

c)

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

d)

They move to the South towards Texas because that is where the demand for cattle was

19.

Why did freed slaves go to Texas and work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?

a)

They could own land in California

b)

They were sold to Texas ranchers.

c)

They were treated equally to white cowboys

d)

They thought the cowboy life was easy.