Unit 8 Review

What is an invention that helps get water from underground (irrigation)?

• Windmill

• Railroad

• Barbed Wire

• Refrigeration

Who was Quanah Parker?

• The son of a chief and an Anglo-American woman.

• The last Comanche chief.

• The last leader of tribes in the West to surrender and move to reservations.

• All of the above

Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?

• Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
• Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
• Tribes were removed to reservations.
• Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.

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

• Buffalo Hunters

• Red River Rebels

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Screaming Eagles

Why did the cattle industry experience a "boom" after the Civil War?

• There was a high demand for beef in the East.

• There was a low supply due to drought.

• Overproduction led to higher prices.

• The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.

Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?

• Water Resources were scarce
• Lack of railroads
• Politics
• Oil was discovered in West Texas

I am a former Texas Governor, Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Who am I?

• Quanah Parker
• Bose Ikard
• James Hogg
• Charles Goodnight

What region were most cotton plantations at in Texas?

• North Texas
• South Texas
• The Panhandle

• East & Central Texas

What kind of conflicts would take place between Farmers & Ranchers?

• Fighting over water rights & cutting barbed wire
• Fighting over reservation land
• Fighting corrupt Railroad companies

The growth of the railroads caused all of the following EXCEPT --

• Windmills became important to power railroad engines

• Cattle drives and open ranges ended

• New cities grew up along the rail lines

• Texas moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming