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7th Grade Final Exam
Test Description: Civil war -present day Texas
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did the expanding frontier affect the American Indians?
A
They had to change their way of life.
B
They wanted to live on reservations
C
they shared land with settlers
2) What was the purpose of the cattle drives in Texas?
A
to brand the cattle
B
Demand for cattle up North in Canada
C
Take cattle to areas in high demand for beef.
3) At this battle,.Guipago and his people escaped but his horses were stolen and slaughtered.
A
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
B
Battle of Broken Timber
C
Battle of Adobe Walls
4) Most important crop in Texas.
A
tobacco
B
Cotton
C
corn
5) This person was a laborer on the cattle drive-
A
sharecropper
B
gambler
C
cowboy
6) For each mile of completed rail line, the state of Texas would grant railroad companies up to __________ square miles of land.
A
16
B
60
C
6
7) All of the following were causes of the railroad boom in Texas except:
A
demand for cheap transportation
B
the continued expansion of industries in Texas
C
president pardon
8) One of the first adjustments made by farmers in western Texas was to adapt to growing different crops– trading corn for crops like–
A
cotton
B
tobacco
C
wheat
9) One of the new inventions in agriculture was used to break up the soil. This was the-
A
plow
B
thresher
C
Built irrigation systems
10) Following the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as a what?
A
cowboys
B
Sharecroppers
C
railroad workers
11) The Range Wars of the late 1800’s in Texas were caused by what?
A
cattle rustling
B
Ranchers fencing their land
C
farmers blocking rivers
12) The physical landscape of rural Texas changed after the discovery of oil because-
A
did not change it
B
oil is dirty
C
boomtowns
13) This farming technique was designed to lead to maximum water retention in the soil.
A
dry
B
windy
C
wet
14) Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the U.S. Army that helped to keep peace among American Indians in the West after the Civil War?
A
KKK
B
texas rangers
C
buffalo soldiers
15) I was the last chief of the Comanches
A
Victorio
B
Brown Bear
C
Quanah Parker
16) largest ranch in Texas.
A
King
B
Duvall
C
666
17) Reports of the discovery of oil at Spindletop would have first appeared in what year?
A
1903
B
1902
C
1901
18) Following the Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas Began making a living as-
A
sharecropper
B
rancher
C
farmer
19) What was The Grange?
A
An organization that represented farmers against rail companies
B
replaced slavery
C
An organization that represented the rail companies and fought the farmers for their land
20) How did the expanding frontier affect the American Indians?
A
made it better
B
changed it
C
ended their lives
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