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Unit 9: Cotton Cattle And Railroads
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1) Cattle drives and the Indian Wars occurred during what time period in Texas History
A
1800-1860
B
1860-1900
C
1700-1770
D
1900-1942
2) During the years 1880 and 1900 what drastically changed the life of the American Indians
A
Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
B
Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo herds disappeared.
C
Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
D
Tribes were removed to reservations.
3) What is a Buffalo Soldiers?
A
African- American tenant farmer
B
African-American rancher
C
Indian Trader
D
African-American who fought against Native Americans
4) Between 1880 and 1900 people immigrated to Texas because of cheap land and ___________________?
A
Increased investment in schools
B
Demand for beef in eastern states
C
Introduction of new cattle breeds
D
Building a fort in West Texas
5) Which of the following is not true about Quanah Parker
A
Spent his entire life rejecting white culture
B
Son of a captured white woman
C
Assimilated to white culture
D
Last Chief of the Comanche
6) How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
A
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth to the industry.
B
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
C
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
D
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to the cattle industry.
7) Which of the following helped the ranching industry in Texas?
A
Trade
B
Railroad
C
Farming
D
Wagon
8) What invention ended the Wild West?
A
Oil
B
Colt Peacemaker
C
Steam Engine
D
Barbed Wire
9) Which means of transportation did NOT contribute to the urbanization of Texas in the late 1800s?
A
automobiles
B
horses
C
steamboats
D
railroads
10) Barbed ended the need for what job
A
Blacksmiths
B
drovers on a cattle drive
C
Coal mining
D
Indian hunters
11) In which region of Texas was most of the cotton industry located?
A
East Texas
B
Coastal Plains
C
Mountains and Basins
D
Panhandle
12) One way that Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practice was by —
A
signing legislation that established the Attorney General’s office
B
prosecuting corrupt leaders in the oil industry
C
supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission
D
working to bring an end to the range wars in West Texas
13) What were Cowboys most afraid of on a cattle drive?
A
possible stampedes
B
outlaws
C
Indian raids
D
river crossings
14) What culture immigrated to Texas the most during 1880 and 1900.
A
Mexicans
B
Germans
C
Indians
D
African-American
15) What was the major cash crop of Texas
A
squash
B
corn
C
wheat
D
cotton
16) The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by —
A
sharecroppers claiming public lands
B
railroad companies building on American Indian lands
C
ranchers fencing land with barbed wire and farmers fencing in water access
D
immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas
17) How does the climate affect economic development in West Texas?
A
The arid humid conditions made the region perfect for establishing cotton farms.
B
Constant threats of large thunderstorms make it difficult to farm in this area.
C
The region is too dry to support farming so ranching became more prominent.
D
Hurricanes damaged farms and railroads built in the area so few businesses located there.
18) What was the first Cattle Trail?
A
Shawnee
B
Western
C
Chisholm
D
Goodnight Loving Trail
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