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Test Description: Unit 8 Test Review
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1) What does the Spanish word vaquero mean?
A
cowboy
B
soldier
C
sheriff
D
mayor
2) What was a characteristic of society in Texas between the years 1860-1900?
A
Independence from Mexico
B
Drilling for oil
C
Women and African Americans fight for civil rights
D
Cattle drives and Indian wars
3) What happened to the American Indian tribes after the Civil War?
A
Switched to farming
B
Removed to reservations
C
Moved west to find buffalo
D
Drought and famine
4) What nickname was given to the African American soldiers that later helped keep peace with the Indians after the Civil War?
A
Red River Rebels
B
Buffalo Soldiers
C
Bucktails
D
Screaming Eagles
5) In addition to the availability of land, which factor facilitated the settlement of the Texas frontier?
A
Increased investment in schools
B
Building a fort in West Texas
C
Demand for beef in eastern states
D
Introduction of new cattle breeds
6) Who was the last Chief of the Comanches and the son of an American woman?
A
Quanah Parker
B
John Wallace
C
Iron Jacket
D
Peta Nocona
7) How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
A
Land used for grazing was destroyed by the war
B
The loss of the Confederacy marked the end of the cowboy
C
The demand for beef in the east lead to growth of the industry
D
Farmers had to move west
8) What influenced the development of ranching in West Texas?
A
Water resources
B
Politics
C
Railroads
D
Discovery of oil
9) What did windmills allow farmers and ranchers in West Texas do?
A
Provide electricity to the region
B
Create early air conditioning
C
Generate wind power to run farm equipment
D
Irrigate crops without having access to a river
10) Before the invention of barbed wire, how were cattle protected?
A
In one big pen
B
They ran wild
C
Natural fences
D
In barns
11) What was one of the consequences for using barbed wire?
A
a decline in the number of cattle ranches
B
an increase in conflicts with Indian tribes
C
the introduction of rodeos
D
the end of the cattle drives
12) Which immigrant group settled the largest part of Texas?
A
African Americans
B
Hispanics
C
Germans
D
Czechs
13) Cattle, cotton, lumber, and later oil all impacted Texas because of the -
A
New immigrants struggled to find jobs
B
Railroads transported products to market
C
Texas quit growing cotton
D
Texas created an income tax to support growth
14) In which region of Texas was most of the cotton industry located?
A
Mountains and Basins
B
Panhandle
C
Coastal Plains
D
East Texas
15) One way the Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practice was by -
A
working to bring an end to the ranch wars
B
prosecuting corrupt leaders in the oil industry
C
supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission
D
signing legislation that established the attorney general
16) The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by -
A
railroad companies building onto indian lands
B
ranchers fencing land with barbed wire
C
sharecroppers claiming public lamds
D
immigrants moving onto land in West Tx
17) How did the climate of West Texas affect its economy?
A
The region was too dry for farming so ranching developed
B
The humid climate made it perfect for cotton farming
C
Constant threats of large thunderstorms
D
Hurricanes damaged the farms and railroads
18) What was one impact of the railroad?
A
New cities grew up along the lines
B
American Indian tribes were relocated
C
Texas became a primary producer of cotton
D
West Texas population grew
19) Between 1929 and 1949, what happened to the amount of cotton planted?
A
It stayed the same
B
Drought wiped out all the crops
C
More cotton was planted
D
Fewer acres were planted
20) After the Civil War, what happened to the cattle trails?
A
More trails were added because of the demand for beef
B
The trail were no longer needed
C
All the trails were now headed to California
D
Only the Chisholm trail was used
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