Cattle, Cowboys, and Railroads

How were the United States troops able to defeat Native Americans?

• allowed white settlers to occupy land in West Texas

• Troops destroyed majority of their horses and food supply.

• by punishing people who stole Native American goods or who sold liquor on the reservations

• Many Natives died due to European diseases

Why were mustangs well suited to being used in cattle drives?

• They moved slowly across the Panhandle

• They were fast, strong, and sturdy.

• Cattle followed them willingly

• They were specially bred for the work.

Why did sharecropping develop in Texas after the Civil War?

• The best way to achieve subsistence farming

• It would be the most efficient form of agricultural production

• ​It developed because small farmers didn't have money for land, tools, and seeds.

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Who gave the name "Buffalo Soldiers" to the African American soldiers serving in the West?

• Native Americans

• General Sherman

• Ku Klux Klan

• Congress

Which Comanche leader ignored the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek and continued to lead raids against white settlers?

• Santa Claus

• Lone Wolf

• Kicking Bird

• Quanah Parker

By the end of 1875, where did most Texans Plain Indians live?

• Kansas

• H-Town

• Dallas

• Oklahoma

Which problem threatened to end the great Texas cattle drives in 1866?

• Texas chicken pocks

• Texas flu spread by Texas Longhorns

• Texas fever spread by Texas Longhorns

• Bandits stole all of the buffalo

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek?

• Give medicine to USA Troops

• Designed to give medicine to Native tribes

• was created to divide Native American territory apart

• intended to bring peace to the area by relocating the Native Americans to reservations in Indian Territory

What made it easier for settlers to reach West Texas by the 1890s?

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• the expansion of railroad lines

• the increased number of Native American reservations in Texas

• a new peace agreement with Mexico

What was the name of the largest farm in Texas?

• ABC

• 123

• EFG

• XIT