Texas Frontier Review

This famous cattle rancher was known as the "Father of the Texas Panhandle."

• Oliver Loving

• Stephen F. Austin

• Charles Goodnight

• Davy Crockettt

Trail drives were developed to...

• Ride horses across the countryside

• Transport cattle to the railroads

• Create a space for future telephone lines

• Improve the skills of cowboys

This ranch was founded by Richard King and is still one of the largest in the world:

• King Ranch

• Rich Ranch

• Kingdom Ranch

• Kingston Ranch

Known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas" and the first woman to drive cattle up the Chisholm Trail:

• Lizzie Johson

• Harriet Tubman

• Sally Ride

• Susanna Dickinson

The loss of this resource forced Plains tribes to move to reservations and adopt a new way of life.

• Cows

• Horses

• Cotton

• Buffalo

______ were built to house and train soldiers to protect settlers moving west.

• Forts

• Missions

• Pueblos

• Cities

Major cities in Texas flourished in this region:

• Coastal

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Which geographic feature in Texas created the most difficulty when building railroads?

• Plains

• Prairies

• Mountains

• Valleys

Most lumber in Texas comes from:

• The mountains

• The Gulf Coast

• East Texas

• The prairies

Where were cattle ranches typically developed?

• Grazing land that was too difficult to farm

• In major cities

• In the dry deserts

• There were no cattle ranches in Texas