A ranch is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching. Ranching first started in Texas, with ranches mostly manned by Mexican cowboys called vaqueros. In 1836 Texan ranchers drove many Mexicans out, and claimed the cattle left behind. See what else you know about the period through this quiz.
Angus
Longhorn
Hereford
Spain
Canada
Mexico
Vaqueros
Mexicans
Amigos
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The amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices
The amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices
The amount of something that the government says must be sold
The amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices
The amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices
The amount of something that the government says must be bought
The number of products made
The price of the product
The need of the product by people
Where the amount of something that people are willing to pay is more than the amount that buyers demand
Where the amount of something that people are willing to pay is less than the amount that buyers demand
Where the amount of something that people are willing to pay equals the amount that buyers demand
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There is not enough information
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There is not enough information
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This was not covered
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This was not covered
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This was not covered
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This was not covered
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This was not covered
The owner of a railway
A town where railroad tracks begin or end
A main railroad on the Eastern Seaboard
Railhead Towns
Cattle Stations
Auction Houses
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False
This was not covered
When cattle drivers rushed the cattle through rivers
When cattle ran away after being startled
When cattle charged cowhands who were not on horses
The Oregon Trail, the Utah Trail, the Denver Trail, and the Kansas Trail
The Shawnee Trail, the Chisholm Trail, the Western Trail, and the Goodnight – Loving Trail
The Cheyenne Trail, the Dodge City Trail, the Red River Trail, and the Omaha Trail
Kansas City, Dodge City, and Abilene
Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Denver
Boise, Seattle, and Des Moines
The Rio Grande and the Mississippi Rivers
The Ohio and Missouri Rivers
The Arkansas and Red Rivers
Robert Harding
Nat Love
Billy Matheson
Long strands of wire that connected telegraph poles
Railroad tracks where a lever could change the track direction
Twisted wire with sharp points every few inches
Barbed wire, railroad expansion, and a harsh winter
Strikes, labor unions, and ranch wars
Mexican War, Civil War, and Reconstruction