9/30/22 Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
a Spanish word for cowboy, many were Mexican Americans, African Americans and Native Americans
A
Vaquero
2
Q
wide brimmed hats
A
Sombreros
3
Q
leather leggings used to protect the cowboy’s legs
A
Chaps
4
Q
this was put on boots to get horses to move
A
Spurs
5
Q
rope in the cattle that they were herding
A
Lariats(lasso)
6
Q
by 1900 what did farmers move onto?
A
Ranches
7
Q
Who invented barbed wire in 1874?
A
Joseph Gliden
8
Q
What did Joseph Gliden invent?
A
Barbed wire
9
Q
What was used to corral the cattle
A
Barbed wire
10
Q
What were some dangers of cowhand?
A
stampede, crossing rivers, cattle thieves and blizzards
11
Q
What is a group of animals that move together in panic called?
A
Stampede
