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Study Guide Chapter Five
Describe the Cracker horse (St Johns Ponies) and why they were so valuable to the cow hunters.
- What are Cutters? Headers? Heelers?
- Name at least three counties where wild cattle still roamed in the 1900s.
- Where was the first frontier school established?
- Which town was called the Cow Capital of Central Florida?
- What kinds of wildlife threatened pioneer families in the 1900s?
- Where was the last wold attack reported in 1888?
- In what county did cattlemen stop to fatten up their cows on the way to market?
- What kinds of trees and grasses were avaliable at Paynes Prairie?
- What problem occurred in 1906 after cattle were imported from Texas?
- When did a mandatory dipping program begin in Florida?
- Describe the dipping program and why it was necessary.
- Why were double fences built nine feet apart near railroads?
- Which county was the first to have cattle attorneys? Why?
- What's a cowcatcher?
- Who was the Ashley Gang? What did ranchers do to protect their cattle from them?
- What's a buckaroo?
- What's an abattoir?
- Who was responsible for the Fence Wars?
- Describe a typical Florida Cowboy and his clothing. Compare to western cowboys. What kind of saddle did they use? How did they get the name "Cracker Cowboy"?
- Why did early motorists dislike signs that read "OPEN RANGE"?
- What was the name of the first road across the southern part of Florida?
- When was it completed? It was named for which two towns?
- Name the man whose dream came true in 1947 when the Everglades became a National Park.
- Where is the Chinsegut Hill Farm located? How big is it? What is it used for?
- How did the Dust Bowl (1931-1939) affect Florida cattlemen?
- What association was formed in 1934 to help cattlemen?
- Who were the "Cow Belles"?
- What happened during a frog-strangler?
- What river flooded in 1936?
- Who was Edward F. Knipling? How did he help the cattle industry in Florida?
- What year was the first annual Seminole Days celebration?
- In the 1940s, what did cattlemen do to improve their herds?
- How did these changes affect the cow hunter's life?
- When did Florida finally get its Fence Law?
- What happened to the little scrub cows that weren't used for crossbreeding?
- What pioneer cattleman kept the bloodlines pure for the little cracker cows?
- After he died, how did his daughters help preserve the cracker cow?
- Who was the Agriculture Commissioner who helped save "a living part of Florida's history", the cracker cows?
- Where are the four state herds of cracker cows located?
- What year was the Florida Cracker Cattle Breeders Association formed?
- What pioneer horseman helped to preserve the cracker horse in the state?
- When was the little cracker horse named Florida's State Horse?
- What does FCCA stand for? FCHA?
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