5th Six Weeks CBA Review

African American soldiers received nickname of Buffalo Soldiers due to this

• bravery

• cowardice

• hair type

• strength

major factor that impacted the rapid expansion of Texas after the Civil War

• cattle

• barbed wire

• cotton

• WWI

Attorney General and Governor of Texas who fought for fair business practices and supported the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission.

• James Hogg

• James Jameston

• James Campbell

• James Houston

The largest ranch in the Panhandle of Texas

• XIT

• XLT

• RXT

• MXT

Location of the first discovery of oil in Texas

• Spindletop

• Spindlepoint

• Beaumont

• Austin

 What kept most people from West Texas in the late 1800’s?

• Native American attacks

• lack of oil opportunities

• drought

• famine

What makes vaqueros important to Texas history?

• they embraced the original cowboy culture from Mexico

• they brought horses from Spain

• their traditions were adopted by American cowboys

• they practiced the Catholic faith

 After the Civil War, numerous ____ were added to support the growing ___ industry in Texas.

• trails; cattle

• derricks; oil

• field harvesters; cotton

Which of the following were reasons for the expasion of the frontier in Texas after the Civil War?

• land

• longhorns

• railroads

• cotton

Who was the first Texas governorn BORN in TEXAS?

• James Hogg

• Charles Culberson

• Thomas Campbell

• William Hobby