Frontier / Railroad Test Review

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which of the following statements about cowboys is accurate? cattle drives and ranching were year-round activities, beef was originally the primary source from buffalo, most were Canadian, Most came from France

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cattle drives and ranching were year-round activities

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What was the primary purpose of cattle drives in the 19th century?

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To transport cattle to railheads for shipment

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Which Kiowa chief claimed responsibility for the Salt Creek Massacre?

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Satanta

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What was the primary reason for the decline of the cattle drives by the late 19th century?

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Introduction of barbed wire

Front

From 1860 - 1900, which of the following most characterized society in Texas?
- Drilling for oil and developing an export economy
- Women and African Americans fighting for civil rights
- Independence from Mexico and democratic government
- Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes

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Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes

Front

Which nickname was given to the African American regiments of the U.S. Army that helped to keep the peace among American Indians in the West after the Civil War?

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Buffalo Soldiers

Front

One way that Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practice was by —

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supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission

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The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by — ranchers fencing land with barbed wire, sharecroppers claiming public lands, immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas, railroad companies building on American Indian lands

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ranchers fencing land with barbed wire

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Even though Cynthia Ann Parker was white her son became one of the leading war chiefs of the Comanche. What was his name?

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Quanah Parker

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Unfenced land

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open range