Ranchers and Framers

What were the cattle that were brought over to Texas?

• Cows

• Longhorn

• Bison

• Deer

By how much did the cattle cost go up by?

• $35

• $36

• $34

• $37

About how many cattle moved north on cattle drives?

• 5 million

• 4 million

• 6 million

• 16 million

What where the main storms the cattle hands faced?

• Dust and rain storms

• Snows storms

• Hail storms

• Wind storms

True or False

Many ranch terms come from the Spanish Language

• True

• False

How many hours a day would the workers spend working?

• 12

• 9

• 15

• 19

What was the Oklahoma Land Rush?

• Settlers rushed into Oklahoma to stake their plot of land

• Oklahoma had a huge wild fire

• people left Oklahoma because of drought

• Native Americans were put into Oklahoma

What was the Homestead Act

• The Homesteading act was a law that made affordable housing for Americans.

• More Homesteaders moved west

• A law that gave settlers a plot of land for $10 and made settlers live on that land for 5 years 

• you could go west and have a house built for you

Why did sod busters need a new plow that could dig deep into the earth

• The great plains had little rainfall 

• hard soil

• too much rain fall

• seeds would blow away in the wind