The Cattle Trails

After the Civil War, Texas ranchers came home to find their cattle herds had _____________ since they were away for the war.

• died off

• grown tremendously

• were taken away

A century is how many years?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

Cattle sold for more money where beef was scarce.

• True

• False

Why were Ranchers who owned cattle in Texas only getting between $2 and $4 per head for each one sold?

• There were not enough of them.

• No one liked beef so they did not want to buy them.

• There was a surplus of cattle so they cost less.

• They were in great demand for beef.

Why did the Ranchers decide to go other places to sell their cattle?

• They would make a much larger profit if they sold them to the places that there was a shortage of beef.

• They wanted to see the country side.

• They had to many cattle and needed to take them elsewhere.

• Other farmers needed the cattle for their farms.

What did cowboys do on the cattle drives?

• Drive their cattle from Texas to Kansas.

• Ride horseback to stay with the herds.

• Ride from sun up until sun down

• All answer choices.

Which method of transportation was used to transport the cattle?

• airplanes

• trucks

• railroad

• steamboats

The Black Cowboys of Texas rose to prominence in the turn of the century. What do you think is one reason these men decided to become Black Cowboys of Texas?

• African Americans found work as farmers where they faced less discrimination.

• African Americans were always the best ranch hands.

• African Americans prefered the climate and the people in the West and in Texas.

• African Americans were the only ones who knew the trails to transport the cattle.

Describe the purpose of the cattle trails.

• To feed the people in Texas.

• To transport cattle from Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas.

• To help increase the population of cattle in the United States.

• To move cattle from the ranches in Texas to the railroads in Kansas and other locations.

What was the first cattle trail?

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Great Western Trail

• The Goodnight-Loving

• The Shawnee