Which of the following explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes in Texas, after the Civil War in 1865?

Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo herds disappeared

Many tribes moved eastward to find buffalo

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

Dangers during the battle of the Alamo

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

Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers

Caused too much damage to horses

Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire

What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?

Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads

How did windmills make it possible for farmers to move west to cheaper land and bigger forms?

made water available for the crops

gave the farmers more money for building the windmills

What is a Buffalo soldier?

African-American soldiers that served on the frontier

Someone that hunts buffalo to sell the hides

People that pretended to be the buffalo

What is a Buffalo Hunter?

Whites that hunts buffalo to sell the hides

African-American soldiers that served on the frontier

People that pretended to be the buffalo

why would barbed wire cause cattle drives to end?

the wire went across the cattle trails to keep the cows from trampling and eating crops.

after it was invented, there was no longer a demand for beef in the east

barbed wire created more railroads to take the cattle to the east to be sold

barbed wire killed all the cattle

Cattle Cotton and Railroads

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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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?

Water Resources were scarce

Lack of railroads

Politics

Oil was discovered in West Texas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?

Railroads brought very few people to Texas.

The trains were made to transport people only.

The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.

A way to transport good to market

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What happens to Native American tribes after the Civil War?

Most Indians join the U.S. Army

Indians were displaced & forced to move onto Reservations

Most moved to Canada

Indians became cowboys & joined the cattle drives

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Cattle Cotton and Railroads

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

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

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

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

Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?

What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?

What happens to Native American tribes after the Civil War?

After the Civil War the supply of beef was very low in Northern states. What will happen to the price of Texas cattle if they could be sold up North?

Which of the following explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes in Texas, after the Civil War in 1865?

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

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