WorksheetsCattle Drive
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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 are cattle?
Wild horses
Herds of Goats
Prairie Dogs
Herds of Cows
Why did cattle drives end?
Too many cattle
Supply took over demand
Sheep ranchers took over land
Expansion of railroads and barbed wire fences
Rapid growth of the cattle industry occurred because of
demand for beef in the East
High Speed trains
lack of salt pork
Mad Cow disease killed the cattle in the west
Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?
Dangers on an oil rig
Dangers during the battle of the Alamo
Dangers on a Cattle Drive
Dangers of farming
What is the definition of open range?
the extreme limit of settled land which lies wilderness, especially referring to the western US
wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes along it, used to make fences
a large yard containing pens and sheds in which livestock is kept and sorted
a large area of grazing land without fences or other barriers
Why did the cattle industry grow in Texas after the Civil War?
The Civil War killed all the cows.
There was a demand for beef in the north and Texas had a large supply of cattle.
Settlers moved in and brought new cows.
What is the movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market?
Ranchero
Drive
Open Range
A ranch hand who takes care of saddle horses is a...
Wrangler
Stockyard
Drive
True or False, Ranchers branded their cattle to identify the animals they own.
True
False
Why did the great Texas cattle drives end?
Texas fever caused Kansas and other states to quarantine Texas herds.
Cattle prices fell.
More farmers and ranchers installed barbed wire, which blocked the trails.
Rail lines made cattle drives unnecessary.
All choices are correct!
True or False...Stampedes were a great danger for cowboys.
True
False
