Texas Cotton and Railroads

What purpose did the windmills in West Texas serve in the late 1800s?

• The windmills pumped water

• They generated electricity

• They told farmers the direction of the wind

The invention of barbed wire and the expansion of farming lead to the end what agricultural practice?

• The long cattle drive

• Farming

• Windmills

• The cattle market

What was the end destination of the cowboys on the long cattle drive?

• Railroads leading to the North

• Texas slaughterhouses

• Oklahoma meatpacking plants

• Ports with ships overseas

What was the effect of the railroads bringing people, industry, and products to Texas in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Boosted the economies of Texas cities and towns

• Caused overpopulation

• Ended the cattle drive

• Led to a rise in criminal activity

What facilitated the expansion of the cotton and cattle industries nationally and internationally?

• Railroads

• Cattle drives

• Mechanical cotton picker

• It did not expand

How did Texas ranchers and farmers feel about the expansion of railroads?

• They thought it was easier to ship their cattle and cotton to markets in the East

• They thought it made getting products to market more difficult

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.

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

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

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

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

• Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo herds disappeared.

• Tribes were removed to reservations.

• Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.

• Many tribes experienced drought and famine.