The lesser-known history of African-American Cowboys
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- 3. What government was opposed to slavery?
- 6. What forced the cattle farmers to hire cowboys in place of slaves?
- 7. True/False Cattle needed to be transported by train instead of physically.
- 8. White Americans evaded what in the U.S?
- 10. What percent of people in Texas were slaves in 1825?
- 12. There were 182566 of what in Texes during 1860?
- 13. True/False After the civil war, being a cowboy was one of the only open jobs for African Americans.
- 15. One in how many cowboys were African American?
- 16. Were the cowboys accepted into towns with hospitality or hostility?
- 18. What was not yet invented to keep cattle in one place?
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- 1. who were defending their land against the cowboys?
- 2. when did cattle farming become very profitable?
- 4. Where did the African American Cowboys find equality?
- 5. What year was this autobiography published?
- 8. What city is described to have saloons, dance halls, gambling houses, and not much else?
- 9. What was 10X as expensive in the northern states than in Texas?
- 11. He ______ himself by engaging in activities like dare-devil riding, shooting, and such sports.
- 14. How many books about African American history did William Katz write?
- 17. Rancers returning from the what found out of control herds?
- 19. Where were the cattle farmers when the slaves learned the necessary skills to run the farm?