Which of the following statements accurately describes an important detail of the cowboy way of life?(1 point)
Responses
Cowboys wore several pieces of clothing that helped protect them against the environment.
Cowboys wore several pieces of clothing that helped protect them against the environment.
Cowboys often became experts at one skill and used it to help their group during cattle drives.
Cowboys often became experts at one skill and used it to help their group during cattle drives.
Cowboys often sat alone around a campfire and sang songs after a long workday.
Cowboys often sat alone around a campfire and sang songs after a long workday.
Cowboys were skilled at shooting and engaged in daily shootouts with Indigenous Americans.
Cowboys wore several pieces of clothing that helped protect them against the environment.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
“They are smaller and less muscular than the [lumberjacks] of ax and pick; but they are as hardy and self-reliant as any men who ever breathed — with bronzed, set faces, and keen eyes that look…without flinching as they flash out from under the broad-brimmed hats. Peril and hardship, and years of long [work]… never dim their reckless eyes nor break their bearing of defiant self-confidence.”
— Theodore Roosevelt, rancher and U.S. president, in Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (1888)
Which of the following statements accurately describes the cowboy way of life and is supported by this description by Theodore Roosevelt?(1 point)
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Most cowboys were dedicated workers who performed a variety of jobs on ranches and on the cattle trail.
Most cowboys were dedicated workers who performed a variety of jobs on ranches and on the cattle trail.
Cowboys typically were weak, untrained individuals who worked alone and could only find work on ranches.
Cowboys typically were weak, untrained individuals who worked alone and could only find work on ranches.
The cowboy characters depicted in movies and novels did not actually wear cowboy hats, boots, and chaps.
The cowboy characters depicted in movies and novels did not actually wear cowboy hats, boots, and chaps.
Many cowboys were tall, strong, multiskilled White men like the characters in movies and novels.
Most cowboys were dedicated workers who performed a variety of jobs on ranches and on the cattle trail
What important fact do the stories of Black cowboys, such as Nat Love and Isom Dart, illustrate?(1 point)
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Black cowboys used many skills they learned while enslaved to earn a living as cowboys after the Civil War.
Black cowboys used many skills they learned while enslaved to earn a living as cowboys after the Civil War.
Vaqueros and Black cowboys rarely worked together due to competition for the same jobs, so there is no similarity between their contributions to ranching.
Vaqueros and Black cowboys rarely worked together due to competition for the same jobs, so there is no similarity between their contributions to ranching.
All Black cowboys were once enslaved but made positive contributions to ranching and the cattle industry once they were freed after the Civil War.
All Black cowboys were once enslaved but made positive contributions to ranching and the cattle industry once they were freed after the Civil War.
Most Black cowboys were never enslaved and were recruited by ranch owners because of their strong work ethic.
Black cowboys used many skills they learned while enslaved to earn a living as cowboys after the Civil War.
Which of the following examples accurately describes an influence of Mexican cowhands on the cowboy way of life?(1 point)
Responses
Anglo cowboys adopted the roping and cattle drive techniques used by vaqueros.
Anglo cowboys adopted the roping and cattle drive techniques used by vaqueros.
Mexican ranch owners improved diversity in ranching by hiring more cattle women than men after the Civil War.
Mexican ranch owners improved diversity in ranching by hiring more cattle women than men after the Civil War.
Mexican ranch owners were often slaveholders who forced Black cowhands to work for them.
Mexican ranch owners were often slaveholders who forced Black cowhands to work for them.
After the Civil War, most vaqueros returned to Mexico, which opened up more jobs for cattle women and Black cowboys.
After the Civil War, most vaqueros returned to Mexico, which opened up more jobs for cattle women and Black cowboys.
Anglo cowboys adopted the roping and cattle drive techniques used by vaqueros.
Why did Indigenous people turn to the cattle and ranching industries to help support their communities economically after the Civil War?(1 point)
Responses
Due to westward expansion, most Indigenous groups were forced off their land. Working in the cattle and ranching industries provided some of the financial support and food they needed.
Due to westward expansion, most Indigenous groups were forced off their land. Working in the cattle and ranching industries provided some of the financial support and food they needed.
Indigenous groups were one of many that were given contracts and encouraged by the government to herd and ranch surplus cattle.
Indigenous groups were one of many that were given contracts and encouraged by the government to herd and ranch surplus cattle.
Indigenous people seized job openings created by vaqueros and formerly enslaved people when they left the ranching industry after the Civil War.
Indigenous people seized job openings created by vaqueros and formerly enslaved people when they left the ranching industry after the Civil War.
The overhunting of bison forced Indigenous groups to live among Anglos, sharing Texas lands where cattle were plentiful as a new food source.