TX 6.2 Quiz

Which of the following were benefits of the Barbed Wire?

• It was more readily available than wood for normal fences

• It protected private property and crops

• The barbed wire was still difficult to cut and kept cattle in their areas or prevented them going off

• All of these

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

• The demand for beef in the Northeast brought rapid growth.

• Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.

• Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.

• The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.

The range wars between farmers and ranchers were conflicts over all of the following EXCEPT

• control of water rights
• the textiles industry
• use of barbed wire
• cattle driving

What kind of conflicts would take place between Farmers & Ranchers?

• Fighting over water rights & cutting barbed wire
• Fighting over reservation land
• Fighting corrupt Railroad companies

After the Civil War the supply of beef was very low in Northern states.  What will happen to the price of Texas cattle if they could be sold up North?

• Price will increase
• Price will decrease
• Price will stay the same

The growth of the railroads had all of the following EXCEPT --

• Windmills became important to power railroad engines

• Cattle drives and open ranges ended

• New cities grew up along the rail lines

• Texas moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming

What effect did Railroads in Texas have on the Cattle Drives?

• It increased the need for cattle drives

• it started the range wars

• It ended the cattle drives in Texas

• it called for the governor to ban railroads

When the supply goes lower (like Cattle in the Northeast), the demand and price for the good will be___

• Higher

• Lower

• No more

When the supply goes higher (like Cattle did in Texas), the demand and price will be______

• Lower

• Same

• Higher

• No more

Which is not a way in which West Texas farmers used technology to adapt and modify their environment?

• Subsistence farming

• Terracing (Dry farming technique)

• Steel Plows

• Windmills