Cotton, Cattle and Railroads Review

Why would the Texas population grow between the 1860s and 1900s?

• Cattle Drives and Native Americans

• Migration of freedmen

• Barbed wire and no more buffalo

• Cotton farming and irrigation

Which of the following would lead to the relocation of Native Americans to reservations?

• Native raids along the Texas frontier

• Peace treaties were signed to stop Natives from attacking settlers

• The government decided Natives should have their own land

• None of the above

Who am I? Governor of Texas, Texas Ranger, Recaptured Cynthia Ann Parker

• Sul Ross

• Quanah Parker

• Sam Houston

• Charles Goodnight

Which of the following is a job of the Buffalo Soldiers?

• Stringing telegraph wire

• Keeping settlers safe from attacks

• Bringing people to justice

• All of the above

How did the telegraph effect development in west Texas?

• Population grew because it provided transportation

• It was quicker to communicate, which increased productivity

• It led the Natives being moved to reservations

• It prevented livestock from roaming free

How did railroads effect the Texas economy?

• It caused the Great Depression

• It allowed for the trade of coal and lumber to distant economies

• It didn't effect Texas at all

• It made irrigation possible

Who am I? Mother was a captive, last Comanche chief, helped Natives adjust to reservation life.

• Sul Ross

• Sam Houston

• Quanah Parker

• Charles Goodnight

Which of the following is a myth of the cowboy?

• It was a dangerous job

• They were quick to use a pistol

• They didn't get paid much

• They were law abiding

The open range came to an end and commercial farming expanded due to which of the following?

• Cattle drives aren't needed for ranching

• Cotton caused an increase in slave labor

• Natives fight for land

• Barbed wire is introduced

Cattle drives ended because of...

• Barbed wire

• Railroads

• Telegraphs

• All of the above