TX24 - CCR part 1

"Buffalo Soldiers" were the ​ (a)   cavalry soldiers who protected the ​ (b)   in West Texas after the ​ (c)   . They were very skilled fighters who got their nickname from the ​ (d)   they fought against.

• African-American
• frontier
• Civil War
• Native Americans

"Throughout the late 1800s, the expanding RAILROAD system in Texas allowed farmers and ranchers to move their goods to markets much faster and in greater quantities than ever before."

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• The sentence above is an example of the ​ (a)   change that railroads brought to Texas.

• political
• geographic
• social
• economic

Explorers from which European country brought cattle to Texas in the 1500s? [hint: friars from the same country built ranches near their missions in order to raise cattle as a source of food]

Look at the image provided for help.

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Match the following government positions with an example of what they do regarding the laws of Texas.

• make laws for the state of Texas

• the Texas legislature [Senators and Representatives]

• enforce new laws for the state of Texas

• the Texas Governor

• interpret laws, make sure they are fair

• the Texas Supreme Court

Predict TWO [2] positive effects that the expanding railroad will have on Texas.

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Look at the map provided.

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• Based on the map, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• the largest ranch in Texas is located in the Mountains and Basins region

• all of the ranches of Texas are located in the Coastal Plains region of Texas

• most of the big Texas ranches are spread out on plains of Texas

• every large ranch in Texas has an even LARGER cotton farm located nearby

What label would you put on this image [with the information provided]?

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• * area of Texas that gets the least amount of rain

• * large ranches take up much of the land there

• * settlements are separated by large distances

• * windmills are a common sight in that part of TX

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SOUTH Texas

EAST Texas

WEST Texas

Match the following images of inventions made during the 1800s with the correct description.

• form of long-distance communication

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• tracks moving people and goods faster

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• used to make cheap fencing

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• machine that pumped underground water

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• weapon that helped defeat Plains Indians

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Which of these items would be most beneficial for a Texas rancher in the 1800s who has built his cattle ranch in a dry area of West Texas?

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READ the passage provided. Then answer the question.

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Based on the short passage, which of these choices gives the best reason for the invention of "barbed wire"?

• natural fences of stone, mud, and brush were not effective

• Texas had a surplus of copper wire and needed to use it for something

• pigs and horses were dying of disease and needed to be separated

• ranchers wanted an expensive way to transport their cows to the markets