Cattle Trail Quiz

Cattle Trail Quiz

5th Grade

5 Qs

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Cattle Trail Quiz

Cattle Trail Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Shani Jones

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Great Western Cattle Trail, like the Chisholm Trail, started in Texas. The cattle were driven north to Kansas before they could be taken to the East to sell. Why did the cattle have to go north to Kansas?

Texas was part of Mexico

Texas wasn't close to water

Kansas had steamboats

Kansas had railroads

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Cattle trails developed in the West when people realized cattle could be raised in the Great Plains. Most trails started in Texas and went north to railway lines. The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city?

Kansas City

Denver

Sedalia

Abilene

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When settlers began moving out West, what happened to many Native Americans?

They migrated into Canada and Mexico

They were forced onto reservations

They were forced to move back East

They remained where they were living

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By offering land in the Great Plains at a low price, if affected the people's decision. This was an example of a _______.

cattle trail

price incentive

homestead

transcontinental

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Black Cowboys role in cattle trails was each of the following EXCEPT:

Riding next to the herd to keep the cattle together

Race after cattle to round them up after a stampede

Spend 10 to 14 hours a day on horseback

Sell the cattle