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Cattle and Cotton Quiz

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7th Grade

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Cattle and Cotton Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What industries became the most important in Texas?

Oil and natural gas

Cattle ranching and cotton farming

Technology and finance

Tourism and entertainment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did the Era of Cattle, Cotton, and Railroads begin?

1865

1880s

1730s

Late 1700s

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Spanish settlers do in the late 1600s?

They began using barbed-wire fencing.

They started the first cattle drives.

They brought the first cattle to the area.

They claimed land from Mexican ranchers.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term is used to refer to cowboys, which comes from the Spanish word for "cow"?

Ranchers

Vaqueros

Mission staff

Settlers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the founder of one of Texas's largest ranches?

Richard King

A Spanish priest

A Spanish settler

An Anglo American rancher

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the price range for which ranchers sold their cattle after the first postwar drive in 1866?

$1 to $10 a head

$10 to $30 a head

$40 to $60 a head

$60 to $80 a head

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For several years, which city in Kansas was the major destination for Texas cattle?

Wichita

Topeka

Abilene

Kansas City

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