KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -After the Civil War, the economies of the former Confederate states were destroyed. The Spanish cattle were the natural resource that helped the Texas economy recover faster than the rest of the South, ushering in the Texas cattle drive era.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first cattle raising in Texas appeared in the Rio Grande Valley. By 1680, there were several thousand cattle recorded in the El Paso region. The earliest ranches were those of Spanish missionaries. By the mid-18th century, these were joined by competing private ranches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization, the growth of the meatpacking industry, and the demand for beef as a food allowed Texas ranchers to profit from cattle drives. In addition, ranchers paid cowboys very little, so it was the ranchers themselves who were able to garner the biggest profits from cattle drives.