Vocabulary
Group of former slaves or slave descendants that got jobs as cowboys. Were respected for their skill and hard work.
Black Cowboys
Who came up with the idea to herd cattle northward?
Joseph McCoy
Why was demand for beef so great in the East?
herds left that area and went to Texas during the Civil War, soldiers had killed or eaten their supply of cattle
Which state did most cattle come from in the 1800s?
Texas
First cattle trail
Chisholm Trail
Who was the Chisholm Trail named after?
Jesse Chisholm
Where did the cattle board the railroads on the Chisholm Trail? (Looking for a city and a state)
Abilene, Kansas
Which of the following is the direction that most cattle traveled to during the 1800’s to be shipped from Kansas?
north
A cattle theif
rustler
Who of the following were free slaves that found work in the west as cowboys?
Nat Love
The Great Western Cattle Trail left Texas and headed north towards ______________ so the cattle could be transported East. (state)
Nebraska
Which of the following is the direction that most cattle traveled from Kansas to cities with a demand for beef during the 1800’s?
east
What is a name for the worn path in the earth that cattle were moved from one place to another by cowboys for profit?
cattle trail
Who of the following was a trader that the Chisholm Trail was named for?
Jesse Chisholm
Name two challenges or dangers that cowboys faces while on cattle trails.
extreme weather, rustlers, tolls, Native Americans, wild animals, stampede from longhorns, crossing landforms like rivers, mountains, and canyons
Which of the following came shortly before the mass cattle migration of the 1800’s?
a. The American Revolution
b. World War II
c. The Civil War
d. The Vietnam War
C. The Civil War
Which is the name for the cattle trail that ended in Dodge City, Kansas?
Great Western Trail
Name the place where the Great Western Trail ended. (city and state)
Dodge City, Nebraska
Cattle trails ended here...(what did they reach that then transported the cattle east?)
railroads
Which of the following were dangers of traveling with cattle by cowboys?
a. Native American attacks
b. Inclement weather
c. Rustlers
d. All of the above
d. All of the above