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WorksheetsThe Texas Cattle Industry
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What landform did cattlemen build ranches on?
hills
plains
woods
mountains
How did cattlemen get their cattle to eastern markets in the U.S.?
cattle drives
rodeos
bronco riding
cattle branding
What is a contribution of Charles Goodnight to Texas?
He found a cattle trail and first brought development to the Texas Panhandle.
He employed an entire village on his ranch which is the largest in Texas today.
He was well educated, owned land and cattle near Austin and was the first man to drive his cattle on the Chisholm Trail.
He built the JA Railroad In Abilene, Kansas to take western goods to eastern markets.
What is a contribution of "Lizzie" Johnson to Texas?
She found a cattle trail and first brought development to the Texas Panhandle.
She employed an entire village on her ranch which is the largest in Texas today.
She was well educated, owned land and cattle near Austin and was the first woman to drive her cattle on the Chisholm Trail.
She built the JA Railroad In Abilene, Kansas to take western goods to eastern markets.
What is irrigation?
The process of a cowboy irritating cattle so they will cross a river.
The process of creating gates with barbed wire to keep cattle fenced in a ranch.
The process of moving water to an area that it is needed for agriculture.
The process of creating cream out of fresh cow's milk.
What did the cattle industry do to the Texas economy?
It became the only successful part of the Texas economy and caused it to grow.
The industry did not do well and declined the economy.
It didn't affect the economy since ranching had already begun in the late 1700s.
It became a large part of the economy and its growth.
Which industry did NOT develop from having cattle in Texas?
barbecue
dairy
beef
cotton
What is a brand?
Wal-Mart
A design burned in the hide of a cow.
A type of cheese.
A star in the universe.
What is a stampede?
to run around wildly
to eat a new type of food
to stop what you are doing
Who brought the first cattle to Texas?
The Spanish explorers brought the first cattle to Texas in the 1600s
The Cowboys
The Indians
Explorers from Norway
Why did cattle roam the South Texas Plains freely when men went off to fight the Civil War?
They didn't care much for where the cows roamed
They wanted to leave home
Barbed wire fences had not yet been installed nor invented.
It was something that just happened
