Unit 8 review

What region of Texas was the main location of the Red River War fought?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Last chief of the Comanche, mother's name was Cynthia, he led raids against Buffalo hunters.

• Sitting Bull

• James Hogg

• Quanah Parker

• Buffalo Bill

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

What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?

• Kept the Indians off the land

• Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers

• Caused too much damage to horses

• Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire

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

• Peace Talks

• Range Wars

• Elections

• Celebrations

Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?

• Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives

• Less discrimination on the open range

• Less discrimination in the city

• Indians were more friendly on the open range

Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?

• Buffalo Hunters
• Red River Rebels
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Screaming Eagles

I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?

• Pete Nacona
• Iron Jacket
• Cynthia Ann Parker
• Quanah Parker

All of the following were factors that fostered westward expansion into Texas EXCEPT

•  land for farming and ranching
• growth of the railroads
• removal of American Indians
• failure of the cotton crops

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

• The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
• Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
• Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
• The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.