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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)?