Cotton Cattle and Railroad Final Review

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Farmers

• Indians

• Cowboys

Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?

• Dangers on an oil rig

• Dangers during the battle of the Alamo

• Dangers on a Cattle Drive

• Dangers of farming

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

What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?

• Kept the Indians off the land

• Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers

• Caused too much damage to horses

• Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire

Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....

• Peace Talks

• Range Wars

• Elections

• Celebrations

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

Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?

• Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives

• Less discrimination on the open range

• Less discrimination in the city

• Indians were more friendly on the open range

During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?

• Farmers purchased all the cattle

• Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range

• Indians were stealing all the cattle

• Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers

After the Civil War and Red River War, why did farmers and ranchers move to west Texas?

• To grow cotton in the Mountains and Basins Region

• To find gold in Texas

• To take back the Texas Republic from the United States

• To take advantage of profitable grazing land in the Texas Panhandle