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Cotton and Cattle lesson

Cotton and Cattle lesson

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Social Studies

7th - 8th Grade

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25 Slides • 12 Questions

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Cotton and Cattle

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Multiple Choice

Texas is the leading cotton producer in the United States today.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

_____ were established along railroad routes

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Army forts

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New towns

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Ranches

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Multiple Choice

How many bales of cotton were produced in Texas in 1880?

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2 million

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3.5 million

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1 million

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20 million

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Multiple Choice

West Texas technique used to grow crops without irrigation was called?

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wet farming

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cold farming

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dry farming

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hot irrigation

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Fill in the Blank

The Boll Weevil originated in

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Multiple Choice

Cattle was introduced to the New World by _____ explorers.

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African

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French

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Spanish

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Italian

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Multiple Select

These Cattle Trails originated in Texas and led North to Railroad hubs.

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Oregon Trail

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Chisolm Trail

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Western Trail

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Trail of Tears

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Goodnight-Loving Trail

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Multiple Choice

Quarantine laws forced Texas cattle to intermingle with cattle from other states.

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

What year did Kansas outlaw cattle from Texas?

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1980

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1880

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1865

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1885

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in 1900, Texas had 10,000 miles of tracks, only ____ percent of the nation's railroads.

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How long would it take you to travel from coast to coast in a stagecoach?

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Multiple Select

What were the two major railroad hubs in Texas in 1887?

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Houston

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El Paso

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Austin

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DFW

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Amarillo

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Multiple Choice

____ gained railroads in 1909

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Amarillo

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Mexico

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New York City

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El Paso

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