People to Know
Cattle Drives
Railroads
Farming on the Plains
Vocabulary
100
This trail blazer marked portions of the most famous cattle trail.
Who is Jessie Chisholm.
100
The name of the person in charge of a cattle drive.
Who is the trail boss.
100
The name of the public lands given to the railroads by the government.
What are land grants?
100
The association was responsible for surveying the land and planning the town development.
What is the town site association?
100
When only one company provides or produces certain product or service.
What is a monopoly.
200
This gentleman established the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.
Who is Cyrus K. Holiday?
200
This disease infected local cattle.
What is Texas Fever?
200
This act was passed by the government to give land to the railroads.
What is the Pacific Railroad Act?
200
This phrase meant that cultivating the prairie will change the climate and bring more rain.
What is "Rain follows the Plow"?
200
The sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers
What is retail?
300
These establishments were built by Fred Harvey along the railroads.
What are restaurants, hotels, and dining cars?
300
This cattle trail ran from San Antonio to Abilene.
What is Chisholm Trail?
300
The name for the railroad connecting the East and West Coasts.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
300
Farming on the prairie became easier thanks to this.
What is mechanized equipment?
300
Having enough food or resources to live.
What is subsistence?
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