Texas Cotton, Cattle & Railroads Quizizz

The buffalo soldiers made a major contribution to westward expansion by-

• Guarding the cowboys who drove cattle northwards to Kansas

• Protecting the Texas Indians who had relocated to reservations

• Protecting settlers from Indian attacks and building forts

• Leading cavalry troops during the Civil War

Governor James Hogg was a reformer who supported the creation of what agency to tackle the abuses of unfair railroad practices?

• Oil and Gas Agency

• Texas Railroad Commission

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Security Exchange Commission

What were the defining characteristics of the era of cotton, cattle, and railroads in Texas History?

• Texas voted to secede from the Union; Texas fought in a divisive war; slavery was abolished; freedmen obtained the right to vote.

• Cattle were herded across the open range to railheads in Kansas; cities grew; new railroads came; cotton was grown and shipped to the North; new universities opened.

• The city of Galveston was destroyed by a hurricane; oil was discovered in East Texas; new poll taxes restricted voting; Houston Ship Channel was constructed.

• Unemployment rose; dust storms blew across the Great Plains; Mexican immigrants were sent to Mexico; New Deal programs helped cotton farmers.

How did the use of windmills help INCREASE West Texas settlement?

• Windmills generate electricity for early communities.

• Windmills made oil drilling easier.

• Thanks to windmills, pioneers did not have to depend on sources of surface water.

• Pioneers used windmills to predict destructive weather

Why did the boom in commercial farming in Texas eventually lead to a bust, or major drop, in prices?

• because farming became so widespread that buyers could grow their own crops

• because farmers had to lower their prices to compete with other farmers who could grow more crops

• because buyers wanted more crops than farmers could grow

• because farmers grew more crops than buyers needed or wanted

Which of the following contributed to the decline of the cattle era in Texas?

• low wages for cowboys resulted in a limited labor force

• a limited supply of water on the open plains limited cattle production

• the increase of imported cattle from Mexico decreased profit

• the inventions of barbed wire and windmills expanded farming onto the frontier

What statement is true about the Texas Cattle industry based on the map above?

• Before the Civil War, increased settlement encouraged Texas ranchers to find new markets for their cattle.

• After the Civil War, numerous trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas.

• After the Civil War, ranchers used the trails to bring cattle from other states to Texas.

• All cattle trails that started in Texas led to towns in the East.

Which of the following best describes Quanah Parker?

• He taught American Indians how to read and write English

• He worked as a translator for reservation agents who only spoke English

• He resisted the U.S. Government's attempt to place Native Americans on Reservations to preserve the Comanche way of life.

• He fought for voting rights on behalf of American Indians

Which conclusion is supported by a comparison of these maps?

• The Rio Grande became the center of Texas’ growing railroad network.

• Railroads were spreading quickly throughout Texas in the late 1800s especially in Eastern Texas.

• The amount of Texas railroad track increased until 1883 and then declined.

• Mexican Americans served as workers in the Texas railroads.

What was an effect of the growth of railroads in Texas?

• Railroads allowed for slaves to be shipped more efficiently.

• Ranchers and farmers found it easier to ship their cattle and cotton to markets

• Land became less valuable when more of it could be reached.

• Railroad companies cooperated to prevent corruption.