CH 11 Notes Flashcards
What decreased greatly during the civil war
Cattle
What was the first major cattle trail
East Shawnee Trail
What trail crossed lands owned by the Choctaw and the Cherokee
East Shawnee Trail
Who drove their herds to railheads in Kansas or Missouri
Texas Cattlemen
What was put on cattle that added to the economy of pounds on trails
Taxes
Local Landowners were
Close to markets and rented pasture land to the Texas Cattlemen
What territory was dry but could still sell liquor to the drivers
Indian Territory
Who moved their trails west
Cattlemen
How did market towns thrive
Economically
Who was a mixed blood Cherokee trader and frontier scout
Jesse Chisholm
What trail ran nearly adjacent to the 98th parallel
Chisholm trail
What was good protection for Missouri cattlemen who were anxious to shoot the Texas cattle
Missouri Sheriff
What solved the geographic problems encountered on the east shawnee trail
Chisholm trail
Who built a stockyard in Avolean Kansas
Joseph McCoy
What subsidized the stockyards in Kansas
Kansas Pacific Rail Road
What breed were most of the cattle on the cattle drives
Longhorn
How many cattle carried a disease for Texas fever
Some
Who became angry because they thought Texas cattle spread disease to their herds
Local Cattlemen