Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads Quiz 1!

Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....

• Peace Talks

• Range Wars

• Elections

• Celebrations

I. Republic of Texas

II. Early Statehood

III. Civil War & Reconstruction

IV. ?

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

How did the environment influence the development of Ranching in West Texas instead of Farming?

• Water Resources were scarce

• Lack of railroads

• Politics

• Oil was discovered in West Texas

Which of these gives the best summary for the era known as "Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads" (1860-1900)?

• Conflicts with Native Americans and Cattle Drives

• Fighting against Mexico for independence

• Spanish and French explorers searching in the "new world"

• Early people migrating from Asia to North America

How did the population of Texas change AFTER the Civil War?

• The population of Texas Decreased.

• The population of Texas Increased.

• The population of Texas stayed the same.

• None of the above

What was the name of the area being shown?

• Reservation Land

• Comancheria

• Oklahoma

• Apache Nation

What American Concept is being represented in this image?

• Racial Equality!

• Capitalism!

• MANIFEST DESTINY!!!!

• Cattle Drives!

· 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

1) Former Texas governor

2) Set up the Texas Railroad Commission

3) Protected citizens from unfair business practices

Who is described above?

• Quanah Parker

• James Hogg

• Bose Ikard

• Charles Goodnight

What happened to towns, like Houston and Dallas, during the late 1800's?

• They grew due to the discovery of barbed wire

• Became railroad centers

• Populations fell because they weren't near the railroads

• Became government centers