Post Civil War Texas

Which statement is true of Texas longhorn cattle?

• There were hardly cattle well suited to the Texas climate.

• They are known for their short legs which gave them great stability on the plains.

• They originated in America but thrived in Texas.

• They were originally brought to Texas by Anglo-American settlers.

Which factor contributed to the end of the great Texas cattle drives in the 1880s?

• Americans' changing food preferences away from beef.

• The rise of competing industries in eastern states.

• The danger from Native American raids and loss of cowhands.

• The falling beef prices and the closing of the open range.

The term "frontier" refers to which area in the 1880s?

• Western U.S./Texas

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Eastern U.S./Texas

• Mississippi River Valley

One way that Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practices was by ________.

• working to bring an end to the range wars in West Texas

• signing legislation that established the Attorney General's office

• supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission

• prosecuting corrupt leaders in the oil industry

An end to the traditional lifestyle of many American Indians came about during Reconstruction when ____________.

• a number of the tribes established large ranches

• a majority of the tribes adopted Christianity

• the last bands of tribes were moved to reservations

• the last tribes moved westward to find buffalo

From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?

• Women and African Americans fighting for civil rights.

• Drilling for oil and developing an export economy.

• Independence from Mexico and democratic government.

• Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes.

The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by __________.

• Railroads companies building on American Indian lands.

• Sharecroppers claiming public lands.

• Ranchers fencing land with barbed wire.

• Immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas.

How did refrigeration change the cattle industry in Texas?

• It led to the era of large cattle drives.

• It meant that Texas slaughterhouses now had to be near markets.

• It led to the development of a meatpacking industry in Texas.

• It led to the decline of the Shawnee Trail.

Which of these threatened to end the great Texas cattle drives the same year they began, in 1866?

• the invention of barbed wire

• the beginning of the Civil War

• years of drought

• Texas fever

Which invention aided in the marketing of Texas cotton in the late 1800s?

• steam engines

• gasoline-powered tractors

• telegraph

• refrigeration