4th 9 Weeks SS Test Review

After the Civil War, I joined a group that tried to round up cattle across the state that had roamed free during the war. I recovered much of my cattle, but needed to get the herd to the North where they were paying top dollar for beef. With my partner Oliver Loving, I blazed a trail west across Texas and up to Colorado. Who am I?

• Charles Goodnight

• Bose Ikard

• Richard King

• Lizzie Johnson Williams

Which of the following became the largest cattle ranch in Texas?

• King Ranch

• Loving Ranch

• Glidden Ranch

• Chisolm Ranch

Why did the cattle industry grow so much in Texas after the Civil War?

• cattle were inexpensive

• railroads made it faster to get them to market

• the climate and wide open space in Texas made it a good place to raise them

• there was a shortage of beef in cities and markets in eastern and northern states

Why is Lizzie Johnson a famous Texan?

• She survived the fighting at the Red River Wars

• She worked as the first female railroad conductor

• She traveled the Chisholm Trail with a herd of cattle

• She helped to establish the largest cattle ranch in Texas

What was one impact of railroads on the development of Texas?

• A rush of northern merchants to establish new trading depots in West Texas

• The growth of shipping along the Mississippi River and to the port of New Orleans

• An ability to ship Texas goods and agricultural products to markets across the United States

• The relocation of the chief Texas seaport away from Galveston Island and to the

How did building railroads change Texas?

• Cars were used less.

• Farmers lost their land.

• Cities like Dallas grew bigger.

• People moved away from Texas.

In what way did building the forts shown in the map affect the American Indians in Texas?

• Conflicts between American Indians and soldiers erupted.

• American soldiers herded the buffalo into fenced ranches.

• Railroads were built to connect the forts to one another.

• American Indians were taught how to farm by soldiers.

How did the Red River War change life for American Indian groups in Texas?

• They gained legal protections in court.

• They converted to farming and ranching.

• They no longer roamed along the plains freely.

• They were enslaved for work on southern plantations.

In what way did the loss of the buffalo effect life for American Indians in Texas?

• American Indians migrated to west Texas.

• Many American Indians took jobs as cowboys.

• Disease spread in American Indian communities.

• American Indians lost a source for food and clothing.

The city of Fort Worth was originally established as —

• a boom town for workers in oil fields in North Texas.

• a mission to convert American Indians to Catholicism.

• a trading depot for cattle drives to New England states.

• an army outpost for removing Indian groups in West Texas.