YISD MS SS Grade7 Cotton, Cattle, Railroad, Frontier

Which of the following explains a change experienced by Native American tribes after the Civil War?

• All tribes switched from buffalo hunting to farming.

• Tribes were moved to reservations against their wishes.

• Most tribes kept following the buffalo.

• Most tribes moved into cities for jobs.

· I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches.

· I was the last Chief of the Comanches.

· My tribe roamed West Texas.

· I eventually; assimilated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so.

Using the information listed above, who am I ?

• Iron Jacket

• Quanah Parker

• John Wallace

• Peta Nacona

Which of the following contributed to the urbanization of Texas in the late 1800s?

• Railroads and the closing of the frontier

• Cotton farming and the open range

• Ranching and cattle drives

• Cattle drives only

The Range Wars between farmers and ranchers were conflicts over—

• water rights and the use of barbed wire.

• the growth of factories.

• the demand for beef and cotton.

• the growth of the textile industry.

Former Texas governor who established the Texas Railroad Commission to protect citizens from unfair business practices.

• Quanah Parker

• James Hogg

• Bose Ikard

• Charles Goodnight

Which is a true statement about Texas' cattle trails after the Civil War?

• All cattle trails led to towns in the East.

• Cattle came to Texas from other states.

• Cattle were driven to railroads in the North.

• Beef was not popular in Texas.

After the Civil War many ex-slaves were still associated with the agricultural industry.

What key term describes these jobs?

• Ranchero

• Segregated

• Sharecropper/Tenant Farmer

• Quarantine

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

• Kept the Native Americans off the land

• Made cattle drives dangerous

• Caused too much damage to crops

• Allowed cattle to roam freely

Barbed wire helped close off most of Texas' western frontier. As a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....

• Peace Talks

• Range Wars

• Elections

• Celebrations

Around 1885, what caused the cattle drives to decline?

• The cotton industry grew and required cowboys as labor.

• Railroads allowed cattle to be transported quicker.