Cotton and Cattle Open Notes Exam

Ture or False, towns were built around railroad stops for easy transportation.

• True

• False

What mainly stopped cattle drives?

• ranchers fencing land with barbed wire

• people stopped eating beef

• all of the buffalo died

• the king said to stop

An open range is land that is open to anyone

• False

• True

What was the main purpose for railroads in Texas and what did they do?

• To help people travel

• to transport goods

• to get rid of cowboys

• to provide jobs

Battles between farmers and ranches are called?

• agriculture attacks

• farm feuds

• range wars

• cowboy catastrophes

Texas was known for the amount of cotton they made in 1850s

• True

• False

What was barbed wire used for?

• to keep people out

• to annoy cowboys

• to keep cattle from eating grass

• to keep farmers out

What does a windmill do?

• Create Air

• spin for fun

• use solar power

• pump water

what state college was built after cotton?

• UTRGV

• TSC

• UTA

• Texas A&M

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

• Mexico

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Russia