Cotton, Cattle, Railroads and Frontier

Which of the following explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?

• Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo herds disappeared.

• Tribes were removed to reservations.

• Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.

• Many tribes experienced drought and famine.

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?

• Red River Rebels

• Screaming Eagles

• Buffalo Soldiers

· I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches.

· I was the last Chief of the Comanches.

· My tribe roamed West Texas.

· I eventually; assimilated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so.

Using the information listed above, who am I ?

• Iron Jacket

• Quanah Parker

• John Wallace

• Peta Nacona

Former Texas governor Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Protected citizens from unfair business practices

Who is described above?

• Quanah Parker

• James Hogg

• Bose Ikard

• . Charles Goodnight

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Farmers

• Indians

• Cowboys

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.

• Barbed Wire

• Wooden Fence

• Metal Fence

• Wooden Post

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline.

• Age of Contact

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

• Civil Rights and Conservatism

He was the first Native Governor of Texas, and he reformed the railroads.

• James Hogg

• Sam Houston

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?

• Cars and planes

• Books and water bottles

• cell phones and laptops

• Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads