Texas History Unit 7 and 8

Which of the following best describe Quanah Parker?

• Buffalo hunter from the west coast

• An Apache leader who terrorized the Texas Plains

• A buffalo soldier

• A Comanche leader whose mother was captured Anglo settler

Who were then American soldiers who served on the Western frontier and got their nick name from the American Indians they encountered?

• The Texas Rangers

• The Old Three Hundred

• The Rough Riders

• The Buffalo Soldiers

Why did Texas cattlemen move cattle to the north along the various cattle trails?

• Cowboys were able to find better breeding grounds in the pastures of the north.

• Cattle sold for a higher price at the markets in the north.

• Texas farmers used the trails to transport cotton and wheat north where prices were better.

• Prices were cheaper in the north, so the Texans traveled north to buy cheaper cattle.

Which culture do we associate with Vaqueros using chaps, branding, the saddle, and cattle roping?

• United States

• Spain

• French

• Mexico

What impact did the settlement of the western frontier by Americans have on the American Indians?

• The American Indians fought and won a war against the United States and were able to keep their land.

• The American Indians left the territory and moved onto the land in Canada where no one else lived.

• Most American Indians adapted to the Anglo way of life and began farming and ranching.

• Many buffalo were killed and the American Indians were forced onto reservations.

What impact did the growth of railroads, the invention of barbed wire, and windmills, and the growth of West Texas farming have on the Texas cattle industry?

• This marked the end of the open range and the close of the frontier.

• Texans ranchers began raising goats and sheep instead of cattle.

• Ranching was no longer a significant industry in Texas.

• The cattle industry totally disappeared in Texas.

Why is 1901 a significant date in Texas history?

• Texas produced more cotton in that year than ever before.

• Texas open many new timber mills.

• Texas and the U.S. entered World War I.

• Oil was discovered near Beaumont.

Which of the following statements best explains the information on the map?

• Oil was discovered in West Texas but was not found in many other areas.

• Oil was first found in East Texas, but over a few decades it was found all across the state.

• Oil was first discovered off the Gulf Coast of Texas, but was soon found all across the state.

• Oil was discovered first near El Paso, but was found all across the state later.

Which of these is NOT part of the Populist platform (ideas)?

• They wanted to increase the influence of big business in government.

• They wanted an eight-hour work day and an increase in the money supply.

• They wanted government ownership of railroads, telephone, and telegraph.

• They wanted to reduce the influence of big business in government.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the oil industry had on Texas?

• The Texas oil industry became an important industry, but did not make a significant impact on most of the state’s economy.

• The Texas oil industry started as a boom, but soon the oil disappeared from Texas and has no economic impact today.

• The Texas oil industry never reached the economic impact of agriculture and today is considered a minor industry.

• The Texas oil industry greatly increased the Texas economy and became an important industry even today.