Texas Frontier

What were trail drives used for?

• to transport cattle to the railroads

• to create a space for future phone lines

• to improve cowboy skills

• to ride horses across the countryside

Who was known as the "Father of the TX Panhandle?"

• Joseph Glidden

• Stephen Austin

• Oliver Loving

• Charles Goodnight

This woman was known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas".

• Lizzie Johnson

• Harriet Tubman

• Susanna Dickinson

• Sally Ride

What was Richard King famous for in Texas?

• King Kong

• King Ranch

• Richard Ranch

• Kingdom Ranch

What made trading goods between states faster and easier?

• barbed wire

• Cities

• Railroads

• Horses

Where were cattle ranches typically developed?

• grazing land too difficult to farm

• major cities

• deserts

• there were no cattle ranches in Texas

What natural resource was discovered in Texas and became a major part of its economy?

• trees

• gold

• oil

• barbed wire

What did Joseph Glidden invent?

• condensed milk

• railroads

• telephones

• barbed wire

Many Texas towns are 30 miles apart today, because...

• the law required that .

• so locomotive trains could stop for food.

• so locomotive trains could stop for water.

• early businesses were only allowed to operate 30 miles apart.

What are cattle brands?

• a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name

• put a mark on to show ownership of cattle

• a labeled used for businesses

• a sign outside of a farmers barn