Demand
Great Western Trail
Chisholm Trail
Life on Trails
Black Cowboys
100

After the Civil war, Texas Ranchers returned home to cattle herds that had _______ tremendously while they were at war.

A.) Grown

B.) Shrunk 

C.) Stayed the same  

Grown

100

How did they transport cattle? 

By train 

100

In the 1800's, a part Cherokee Indian trader named Jesse Chisholm made a wagon trail in ________ Texas. 

Northern

100
Life on the trails was very __________ for cowboys. 


Dangerous 

100

After Civil war, slaves were free, but many had _______ to go and no way to survive without continuing to work for their former slave owners. 

No where

200

Because there were so many cows, the ____________ plummeted in Texas. 

Price of beef. 

200

The cowboys needed other trails to herd cattle to the __________ plains. 

Northern 

200

in 1867, the first _______ was driven along this trail. 

cattle herd 

200

Trails often went through remote areas with scarce materials such as ______ and ________. Needed to survive. 

Food and water.

200

Many African Americans decided to head _____ and became cowboys. 

A.) North

B.) West

C.) East

D.) South 

B.) West 

300

True or False: There was a huge demand for beef in the West.

False, East

300

The Great Western Trail was established through _____ Texas up to Nebraska and Northern territories. 

Western

300

True or false: It's estimated that 6 million cattle were herded up the Chisholm Trail from 1867-1885. 

True 

300

As more land was _________ for farming and settlement, cattle drives often led to disputes of grazing rights and damage to crops. 

A.) Claimed

B.) Denied 

A. Claimed

300

True or False: About 90,000 black cowboys worked as farmhands and herded cows along the cattle trails.

Falso, 9,000 cowboys worked as farm hands. 

400

Who had eaten most of the beef during the war? 

Soldiers 

400

The Great Western Trail became the main trail for cattle herding to railroad loading points for _______ markets. 

A.) Southern

B.) Northern 

C.) Eastern

B.) Northern

400

In Kansas the cattle would be placed on _______ and transported East. 

A.) Busses

B.) Trains 

C.) Wagons

B. Trains 

400

True or False: It was difficult to maintain the health and strength of both cattle and cowboys on the trail. 

True

400

During this time period, African Americans on the cattle trails were treated ________ than anywhere else.  

A.) Worse

B.) Better

C.) The same

B.) Better

500

Longhorn cattle sold for $4 in Texas but $40 in _________ States.


Eastern 

500

True or False: The Great Western Trail is shorter than the Chisholm Trail. 

False, The Great Western Trail is longer 

500

Outbreaks of diseases like __________ could decimate herds, causing significant financial losses and making trail drives risky. 

A.) Tick bites

B.) The flu

C.) Texas fever 

C. Texas Fever 

500

Cowboys faced extreme __________ conditions ranging from scorching heat to torrential rains making the journey dangerous. 

Weather 
500
The cowboys' bosses were interested in __________, not skin color. Black cowboys often proved themselves on the ranch and in rodeos. 


A.) Cattle

B.) Skills

C.) Resources

Skills