Cattle Cotton and Railroads

What animal was used by the Indians as a source of food, clothing, shelter, tools, and more?

• the deer

• the buffalo

• the bear

What did most of the Texas Rangers do during the Civil War?

• they moved to California and became gold miners

• they started robbing banks and stealing cattle

• they remained in Texas to protect the frontier, as they’d always done

• they joined the Confederate Army and fought in the war

What did the Plains Indians agree to in the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek?

• they agreed to only attack the settlements that appeared on their land

• they agreed to live on reservations and stop raiding Texan settlements

• they agreed to move to Mexico and attack the settlements there

• NONE of these answers are correct

Which of these men was the Comanche chief who continued to raid Texas settlements?

• Quentin Porter

• Quaid Puller

• Quanah Parker

• Quigley Piper

What was the nickname that the Plains Indians gave to the African American cavalry fighters?

• Thundering Warriors

• Wandering Horsemen

• Prairie Troops

• Buffalo Soldiers

Who originally formed the Texas Rangers in 1823 to protect the settlements of Texas?

• Santa Anna

• David G. Burnet

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

What was the purpose of the cattle drive?

• to move the diseased cows out of Texas

• to move cows north to railroad connections, and then to markets for profit

• to move the cows onto reservations for the Indians to hunt

• NONE of these are correct

How did the expanding railroads in Texas help the Texas economy?

• they allowed farmers and ranchers to move their goods to market quickly

• they brought workers to Texas [who would spend their pay in Texas]

• they boosted the lumber industry [wood to build tracks and trains]

• ALL of these answers are correct

In the late 1800s, many women in Texas were fighting for “suffrage”, which is their right to -

• own property

• attend college

• vote

• serve on a jury

What was the most important crop grown in Texas? [hint: it was grown exclusively for profit]

• cotton

• carrots

• corn

• cabbage