WorksheetsTurn of the Century - Cattle Trails
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55mins
Why did the price of beef fall after the war?
Because cattle herds shrank while men fought in the war.
Because people no longer wanted to eat beef.
Because cattle herds had grown a lot while people were at war.
Because nobody was able to care for the cattle herds during the war.
Where was there a large demand for beef?
In the west.
In the south.
In the east.
In Canada.
Who ate most of the beef in the east?
The politicians.
The Civil War soldiers.
The teachers.
The Spanish.
Why did they need to move cows across the county?
Because there were not enough people living in the area to care for the Longhorn cattle
Because Longhorn cattle were too expensive for people in Texas.
Because Longhorn cattle ate too much grass and needed to move to a more farm-friendly area.
Because Longhorn cattle sold for $4 per cow in Texas, but for $40 per cow in the east.
What was McCoy’s idea for moving cattle?
To guide herds south to the shore, where cattle would be put on a boat to be shipped back east.
To guide herds north from Texas to Kansas, where cattle would be put on a train to be shipped back east.
To guide herds east, one state at a time, selling the cattle to people along the way.
Why was the Chisholm Trail important to the cattle business?
It was used to herd cattle through Texas so they could be shipped east.
It was the most important trail for people moving to the west from the east.
It was the most important trail for people looking to trade goods.
It was used for trains to move goods from east to west.
How did the Chisholm Trail get its name?
It was named after a famous train that traveled from east to west.
It was named after the first female cowgirl in Texas.
It was named after a part-Cherokee Indian trader who made a wagon trail in Northern Texas.
What trail was mainly used for cattle heading to northern markets?
Chisholm Trail
Great Western Cattle Trail
San Antonio Trail
Trail of Tears
Who were the Black Cowboys of Texas?
Slaves whose owners sold them to ranchers.
Former slaves who headed west and worked as farmhands
Former plantation owners who headed west to purchase ranches.
Who were the main people who herded cows along the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail?
African American and Mexican ranchers and cow hands
Northern European socialites
Former slave owners
People who recently immigrated from Europe.
Why would African Americans want to be cowboys?
Treated better than anywhere else.
Minimal segregation - black and white cowboys worked, ate, and slept together.
The bosses were more interested in skills, not skin color.
Option 1 and 3.
Option 1 , 2. and 3.
