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WorksheetsCattle Ranching Quiz
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 38mins
What is cattle ranching?
The practice of growing crops
The raising of cattle for beef and other products
The hunting of wild animals
Who were the "Kineños"?
A type of cattle
Cowboys of Mexican ancestry
Famous Texas ranches
What was one reason some ranchers supported barbed wire fencing?
To keep their cattle safe from storms
To allow more cattle to roam freely
To protect their cattle from running off
How did cattle ranching affect the Texas economy?
It made farming less popular
It created more demand for barbed wire
It became a leading industry and increased trade
How did cattle ranching affect the economy of Texas?
True or False: The cattle industry provided jobs for many people on ranches and cattle trails.
True
False
What part of what state was the original home of most of the longhorn cattle?
South Texas
East Texas
North Oklahoma
West Oklahoma
What does "patriotic" mean?
The love you show and have for a country
Something that is very useful
A stopping place along a trail
A short phrase that is catchy
What effects did the building of the railroad have on the Native Americans of the Great Plains?
Americans took their land by building railroads on the Great Plains.
The buffalo, which was their main staple of food, clothing, and shelter, were killed.
They were put on reservations which altered, or changed, their traditional way of life.
All of the above
How did the transcontinental railroad affect the wild bison herds in the west?
The bison herds were afraid of the rails.
The railroads cleared grazing land for the bison.
It resulted in the demise of the free-roaming buffalo in the west.
The transcontinental railroad assisted with the growth of the bison population.
Why was the construction of the railroad system in the United States beneficial to people of all regions?
It made the west look beautiful.
People were proud of the railroad system.
Railroad systems in the United States were well managed.
It was a faster way to move people, mail, and goods across the United States.
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
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.
True or False: In the North and Eastern cities, cattle cost $40 each
False
True
What State did Cattle Come From?
Texas
Florida
Africa
Spain
What did the government pass that allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of free land in the Great Plains?
BIll of Rights
14th Amendment
Urbanization Act
Homestead Act
Most black cowboys in the late 19th century lived a segregated life on the cattle trail, just like blacks were segregated in the South.
True
False
Many freed slaves chose to become a cowboy in order to improve their lives.
True
False
Most black cowboys thought life was better before the Civil War.
True
False
The supply of cattle in the northeastern states in the 1800s was low, but the demand was high because of growing populations. This caused the price that cattle would sell for in the northeast to be _________________.
low
high
The supply of cattle in Texas in the 1800s was high, but the demand was low. This caused the price that cattle would sell for in Texas to be _________________.
low
high
This trail helped ranchers get their cattle to Kansas where they could be shipped to the heavily populated East.
Chisholm Trail
Great Western Cattle Trail
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
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.
Who were the Black Cowboys of Texas?
Ranchers
Cowboys from Texas
Settlers on the Great Plains
Former Slaves with valuable skills
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.
Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?
Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
people who move to live in a new place
settlers
frontier
senators
a way to get from one place to another
route
corral
telegraph
people from one country who move to another country to live
immigrants
frontier
bison
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
To make China more powerful
To make Native Americans move off their land
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation
To give immigrants a job
What caused the Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?
The railroad kept them from migrating.
The workers started fighting with them.
Native Americans didn't like trains.
The railroad was being built on their land.
Who was the Chisholm Trail named after?
Bill Pickett
Jesse Chisholm
Joseph McCoy
Nat Love
African Americans who were recently freed and got jobs as cattle ranchers were known as ___________________
The Black Texans
The Black Cowboys
The Freedmen's Bureau
