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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the price of cattle in TEXAS when ranchers returned home after the war?The price of cattle increased because there were so many cows.The price of cattle decreased because there were so many cows.The price of cattle increased because most of the cows had been eaten.Nothing happened to the price of cows.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn which region was there a huge demand for cows after the Civil War?The SouthThe NorthThe WestThe East
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement would be true about the price of cattle?Cattle would cost more in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.Cattle would cost less in an eastern urban area than a ranch in Texas.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich method of transportation was used to move cattle?SteamboatsRailroadsCarsPlanes
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Black Cowboys of Texas rose to prominence in the turn of the century. Why did the Black Cowboys of Texas form during this time?African Americans found work as farmers where they faced less discrimination than in urban areas.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.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDescribe 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 railheads in Kansas and Oklahoma.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich trail stretched from San Antonio and Abeline, Texas to Kansas?The Chisolm TrailThe Great Western Trail
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis trail had a stop in Dodge City, Kansas, and was even extended to reach the northern territories over time.The Chisolm TrailThe Great Western Trail
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis trail was named after a Cherokee descendant who blazed a trail on this land years before.The Chisolm TrailThe Great Western Trail
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following Black Cowboys of Texas was infamous for his cattle rustling and theivery?Nat LoveBose IkardIsom DartBill Pickett
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following Black Cowboys of Texas is known for having written memoirs of his adventures on the open range?Nat LoveBose IkardIsom DartBill Pickett
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following Black Cowboys of Texas was known for his experience as a rodeo cowboy?Nat LoveIsom DartBose IkardBill Pickett
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following Black Cowboys of Texas became famous as the top rancher and drover for Charles Goodnight?Nat LoveBose IkardIsom DartBill Pickett
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich two items led to the end of cattle trails?The steamboat and airplaneRailroad expansion and barbed wireBarbed wire and the airplaneRailroad expansion and steamboats
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