Cotton, Cattle, Railroads

Which European countries sent explorers  

during the Age of Contact that set foot in Texas? 

• Germany and Spain

• Spain and France

• France and Italy

• Italy and England

In 1867, several leaders of the Plains Indian tribes met with U.S. officials and signed a treaty to end the conflict between Indians and Anglo settlers.  It was called the –  

• Indian-Anglo Treaty 

• Treaty to End Hostilities 

• Settlement Treaty 

• Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek 

Who is being described? 

• Quanah Parker

• Chief Satanta 

• Ten Bears 

• Thundering Cloud 

What was part of the Army's strategy for defeating the Plain Indians?

• pay the Indians to leave their hunting grounds and live on reservations 

• destroy the herds of buffalo, which was a source of the Indians’ food and supplies  

• hire soldiers from other countries to join the army in their fight against the Indians 

• None of these are correct.

How did cattle first get to Texas? 

• they were here long before the first  

  people got here

• Spanish explorers brought them as a  

  source of food

• they came down from Canada in large  

  herds 

• Santa Anna’s Mexican army rode on  

  them like horses 

What was the purpose of the cattle drives? 

• to move diseased cattle out of Texas before the sickness spread

• to move cattle north to where the railroads were expanding across the U.S.

• to move herds of wild cattle to places where cowboys could tame them

• to move cattle south to where most of the people in Texas lived

What was barbed wire most often used for? 

• It was used as a weapon, often swung like a rope or lasso

• It was used in women’s fashion, but only on the most expensive dresses

• It was used as fencing, to keep animals in or out of certain areas

• It was used in a new sport called “Barbed Wire Ball”, which was painful but fun

How did the expanding railroads effect the economy of Texas? 

• Moving supplies faster, and in greater amounts, helped the economy of Texas

• The railroads were incredibly expensive to build, and ended up hurting the economy

• Beyond the noise and smoke, railroads didn’t really effect the economy at all

• None of these answers are correct 

What group was responsible for writing the Texas Constitution of 1876? 

• Democrats

• Texas mayors

• Teachers

• Lawyers 

What did people complain about regarding the railroads? 

• Railroads charged farmers high prices to move their goods.

• Some railroads refused to build tracks in certain areas of Texas. 

• Railroads were working together like a trust and not competing against each other.

• All of these answers are correct