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6. Why were huge herds a major problem?

  • Overgrazing led to underfed cattle
  • You couldn't see all of them at once
  • You couldn't count how many you had

7. Where did open ranching start?

  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Mexico
  • New Mexico

8. Which breed of cattle, brought over by Anglo-American settlers, interbred with the Mexican Criollos to produce the Texas Longhorn?

  • English Longhorn
  • French Longhorn
  • Herefords
  • Longhorn

9. Why was it suddenly worthwhile to drive cattle northwards?

  • It was too hot for the cattle in the south
  • They were running out of land in the south
  • Beef's price had risen - especially in the north
  • Homesteaders were stealing their cattle

10. Which of these is NOT a reason why smaller scale ranching became favourable?

  • Barbed wire could be used to fence off your entire herd
  • You could earn more money
  • Better quality meat could be produced
  • They could be run by families rather than corporates

11. Which of these is NOT one of the four principal cattle trails

  • Chisholm
  • McCoy-Illif
  • Western
  • Goodnight-Loving
  • Shawnee

12. How many cattle did Charles Goodnight find he had once he returned from the civil war (1861-1865)?

  • 180
  • 10000
  • 5000
  • 0