Texas History Quiz

Which tribes left or were expelled from Texas by the 1860s?

• Alabama-Coushatta, Lipan Apache, Kickapoo, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo

• Anadarko, Mescalaro, Biloxi, Caddo

• Texas Band of Yaqui Indians, Shawnee, Tawakoni, Hainai

• Comanche, Kiowa, Chickasaw, Cheyenne

What did the Texas legislature do to make amends with some of the tribes?

• Forced settlers to leave Texas

• Established reservations in Mexico

• Provided financial compensation

• Set aside land for American Indian reservations

What was the greatest loss for the American Indians of Texas?

• Access to trade goods

• Access to fresh water

• Traditional planting grounds

• Bison

What triggered a new industry in America in the 1800s?

• Importing steam engines from England

• The development of new jobs

• The invention of the steam engine

• The creation of the first railroad in Texas

What did the steam engine pave the way for?

• The creation of new jobs

• The advancement of science

• The invention of the automobile

• The development of the steam locomotive

What did the first railroad in Texas do?

• Linked one side of the state to the other

• Made moving around the state faster and easier

• Increased manufacturing in the northern states

• Revolutionized transportation and shipping around the country

What did the steam locomotive do?

• Made moving around the state faster and easier

• Linked one side of the state to the other

• Increased settlement in West Texas

• Revolutionized transportation and shipping around the country

What did the Texas Rangers do in 1858?

• Petitioned the legislature to establish a new battalion

• Defeated the Comanche in battle

• Established reservations for American Indians

• Encountered a large force of Kiowa warriors