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2. Who was the first big rancher on the Plains?

  • Oliver Loving
  • Charles Goodnight
  • John Illiff
  • Joseph McCoy

3. Where was Abilene built?

  • On the Goodnight-Loving Trail
  • On the Oregon Trail
  • On the Kansas Pacific Railroad
  • Up in the Sierra Nevada

4. How did Illiff become so successful in the industry?

  • He sold all of his cattle continuously, never actually growing his herd
  • He bought only the finest quality cattle that were in top condition to grow the herd
  • He bought only lame and sore foot cattle to grow the herd
  • He never sold anything to anyone, and merely accumulated the herd for years on end

5. Why did Goodnight decide to go north with his cattle in the first place?

  • To sell them to the railroad workers
  • Because no one else had yet
  • To sell them to Fort Sumner to feed the 7000 captive Nahavo Indians
  • To sell them to Fort Sumner to feed the 7000 captive Apache Indians

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