1862 - 1876: Development of the Plains

Question 1

Civil War causes lawlessness as_

Answer 1

Deserters could hide away in territories on the Plains that had little law and order

Question 2

Cows in Texas have over-bred during the Civil War. Cows now cost 40 dollars each in Chicago

Answer 2

1865

Question 3

Trail to transport cows across to Fort Sumner is established called the_

Answer 3

Goodnight-Loving Trail

Question 4

Railroad crossing the Plains is complete

Answer 4

1869

Question 5

Creator of the first cow-town

Answer 5

Joseph McCoy

Question 6

Name of the first cow-town, as created by Joseph McCoy

Answer 6

Abilene

Question 7

Transporting beef across the railroad became easier in 1875 as_

Answer 7

Refrigerated cattle cars were invented

Question 8

Three million cattle have been driven to Abilene and transported to the East using the railroad

Answer 8

1872

Question 9

Six million acres of land become homesteader land due to the Homesteader Act

Answer 9

1876

Question 10

_ is invented in 1874 to make ranching easier

Answer 10

Barbed wire

Question 11

_ is passed in 1876, that allows homesteaders an extra 160 acres of land if they planted trees on the land they already owned

Answer 11

Timber Culture Act

Question 12

Cowboys traveled to Abilene by using the_

Answer 12

Chisolm Trail

Question 13

How did cow towns like Abilene become centres of lawlessness

Answer 13

Cowboys had been on the long drive for months and got paid once they reached the town. Most would waste it all on drinking, gambling and prostitutes