Cotton, Cattle and Railroad

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.

• Barbed Wire

• Wooden Fence

• Metal Fence

• Wooden Post

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

• Spain

• England

• France

• United States

Under the Texas Legal system, it's a felony to do what?

• Be nice to Farmers

• Paint a cow different colors

• Be nice to Ranchers

• Cut a barbed wire fence

What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?

• Indians and Mexicans

• Mexicans and French

• Chinese and Irish

• English and Spanish

"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?

• Tejanos

• Native American Tribes

• American Soldiers

• Mexican Citizens

He was the first Native Governor of Texas, and he reformed the railroads.

• James Hogg

• Sam Houston

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?

• Cars and planes

• Books and water bottles

• cell phones and laptops

• Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads

The Buffalo Soldiers were --

• brave Comanche warriors who raided Texan settlements

• African-American troops who guarded the Texas frontier

• settlers who hunted buffalo on Native American lands

• members of the Confederate militia

I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?

• Pete Nacona

• Iron Jacket

• Cynthia Ann Parker

• Quanah Parker

What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?

• Railroads brought very few people to Texas.

• The trains were made to transport people only.

• The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.

• A way to transport good to market