Chapter 18 Flashcards
1
Q
Effect of railroads on cattle drives
A
Helped start it and end it. Allowed a way for Texans to get cattle to families in the north and east
2
Q
Tenant farmers
A
People who rented land to farm. Paid with cash or crop
3
Q
Sharecroppers are
A
People shared the profit from farming
4
Q
Events that led to the end of cattle drives
A
Railroads, barbed wire, quarantines, blizzards/droughts, end of open range, and cattle supply and demand
5
Q
Events that led to the cattle drives
A
High price for cattle in north, railroads in many states but Texas, high quantity of cattle in Texas. Open range.
