Worksheet # 81 cowtown Joseph Glidden vaqueros chaps chuck wagon Helen Hunt Jackson Chisholm Trail William Bonney Great Die Up Devil's Rope 1) Person who wrote about the tragic mistreatment of Indians: ______. 2) Inventor of barbed wire: __________. 3) The nickname of this "of-fence-ive" invention:_________. 4) One of the major routs for taking herds of cattle to Kansas:________. 5) The cowboy's kitchen when out on the cattle drive: ________. 6) A nickname for places whose business was the cattle industry: _____. 7) The original Mexican cowhands who inspired the American cowboy customs and way of life, often called "buckaroos":________. 8) The leather leggings that protected cowboys from bushes: ________. 9) Famous outlaw who murdered 21 people: __________. 10) Term for the harsh winter of 1886 that killed millions of steer:_______. Thought Question: How did barbed wire change a the way life was lived in the west? Can you think of another invention that had such a big impact? |