CCR & AoO Review Quiz!

I. Republic of Texas

II. Early Statehood

III. Civil War & Reconstruction

IV. ?

Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline. [Hint: Look at the picture provided.]

• Age of Contact

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

• Civil Rights and Conservatism

· 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

Barbed Wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, cattle ranchers and farmers...

• Decided to hold peace talks in order to resolve the fighting.

• Fought with each in numerous conflicts over land.

• Decided to hold a vote about who should get the land.

• Put aside their differences and celebrated the invention.

Which of these gives the best summary for the era known as "Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads" (1860-1900)?

• Conflicts with Native Americans, Population Increases, and Cattle Drives.

• Fighting with Mexico for Independence.

• Spanish and French explorers searching in the "New World".

• The North and South fighting over the issue of slavery.

What is the name of the area in the picture?

• Reservation Land

• Comancheria

• Oklahoma

• Apache Nation

Using your TALK skills, what is the Trend in this chart? [What do all of the sections have in common?]

• They all have the exact same size in acres.

• They are all describing the major Cotton Plantations of Texas.

• They all have the exact same location.

• They are all describing the major Cattle Ranches of Texas.

What happened at the end of Cattle Trails?

• The Cattle would be mercilessly slaughtered to provide food for the cowboys.

• Cattle would be put on railroads that would transport them to Western Markets (San Diego, Phoenix, Oregon, etc.).

• Cattle would be put on railroads that would transport them to Northern Markets (New York, Chicago, St. Louis, etc.).

• Cattle would be put on railroads that would transport them to international Markets (Mexico, England, Canada, etc.).

What major change did the American Indians experience which allowed for the growth of railroads and furthered expansion into West Texas?

[Hint: Look at the image provided.]

• American Indians had to move with the railroads to find work.

• Tribes switched to farming and ranching after the Buffalo herds moved away.

• Native Americans were forced to relocate to reservations in Oklahoma.

• Tribes would sell their land for a great profit to railroad companies.

1) Former Texas governor [first native-born governor of Texas].

2) Set up the Texas Railroad Commission.

3) Protected citizens from unfair business practices and monopolies.

Who is described above?

• Quanah Parker

• James Hogg

• Bose Ikard

• Charles Goodnight

What happened to towns located at railroad line crossings, such as Houston and Dallas, during the late 1800's?

• They grew in size and importance due to the discovery of Barbed Wire.

• They grew in size and importance after becoming railroad centers.

• Populations fell in those towns because they weren't able to support all of the incoming people.

• Many of those cities became government centers.