Frontier Wars Quiz

What state were many Native American reservations formed in?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• New Mexico

• Louisiana

A ___ is land set aside by the government for Native Americans.

• realignment

• encampment

• nation

• reservation

During this time, what was happening to the buffalo population?

• increased rapidly

• stayed about the same

• decreased rapidly

• they disappeared

What were African American cavalry units from Texas known as?

• Camel Soldiers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• c. Antelope Soldiers

• d. Horse Soldiers

How did railroads change Texas?

• improved transportation

• improved communication

• improved science

• improved relationships

What do you call population movement?

• communication

• transportation

• migration

• segregation

Life on the cattle drive was ___.

• easy

• boring

• hard

• safe

What became a better form of transportation during this time?

• railroad

• cars

• steamboat

• speed boat

Which region of Texas experienced the most fighting between the U.S. Army and Native Americans [mostly the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Apache]?

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Gulf Plains

Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?

• Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
• Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
• Tribes were removed to reservations.
• Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.