Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads

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

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Farmers

• Indians

• Cowboys

Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?

• Dangers on an oil rig

• Dangers during the battle of the Alamo

• Dangers on a Cattle Drive

• Dangers of farming

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

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

"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?

• Tejanos

• Native American Tribes

• American Soldiers

• Mexican Citizens

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

• James Hogg

• Sam Houston

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

What significant effect did the Red River War have on the Texas Panhandle?

• Texans moved back to Spain

• Native Americans moved to England

• People moved to the Texas Panhandle as it was open for settlement

• Native Americans moved to Mexico