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Title: Chapter 7

Description: Railroads, Cattle, and Agriculture (KCCS)

Total Flash Cards: 9

Created: 12/02/2010 15:29:10

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Term
What is it called when only one company provides features, such as streets and building lots?
 Definition
Monopoly
Term
Why would a town in Kansas want to attract the cattle trade?
 Definition
To create revenue
Term
Name three of the first crops grown in Kansas...
 Definition
Corn, oats, and cotton.
Term
What was the Chisholm Trail?
 Definition
A cattle trail from Texas to Kansas. It was most famous for the plentiful grass for the cattle to eat.
Term
Name three things that ended the Cattle Drives...
 Definition
-Texas longhorn cattle carried Texas fever with them
-There was no land to pass through because farmers fenced it up
-Railroads begun to expand
Term
How much was a Texas Longhorn worth in Texas? How about the east?
 Definition
Texas: $4
East: $40
Term
List five important things that cowboys used for gear...
 Definition
-Cowboy hat
-Saddle
-Gloves
-Chaps
-Cowboy boots
Term
Name three cowtowns in Kansas...
 Definition
-Abilene
-Ellsworth
-Dodge City
Term
What were land grants?
 Definition
They were grants given to railroad companies for open land, in hope to build a transcontinental railroad. A act was created for this called the Pacific Railroad Act.