Cotton Cattle Railroads

Which European countries sent explorers during the Age of Contact that set foot in Texas?

• Spain and France

• Mexico and the US

• Italy and Greece

• England and Netherlands

What group has been utilized as a special police force and military unit over the years?

• Texas Rangers

• Navy Seals

• Royal Guards

• Green Berets

What was the purpose of the cattle drives?

• To transport cattle to markets in the north/railroads

• To move cattle to Mcdonalds

• To showcase different breeds of cattle

• To train new cows

How did the expanding railroads affect the economy of Texas?

• moving supplies faster and in greater amounts

• Decreased agricultural output

• Reduced population growth

• Hindered industrial development

Working land owned by someone else, and paying for the use of that land with a share of the crop grown, is known as what?

• Sharecropping/Tenant Farming

• Feudalism

• Leasing

• Subletting

What is the name of the time period of Texas History that happened just BEFORE the era of “Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads”?

• Civil War and Reconstruction Era

• The Colonial Era

• The Revolutionary War Period

• The Industrial Age

What group was responsible for writing the Texas Constitution of 1876?

• The Texas Legislature

• The Founding Fathers

• Texas Democrats

• The Texas Ranchers Association

How did cattle first get to Texas?

• They were brought by Spanish Explorers as a source of food

• They migrated naturally from Mexico

• They were imported from Asia

• They were introduced by Native American tribes

King Ranch was established by?

• Richard King

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

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• barbed wire

• paper

• a pencil

• seriously i cant make this easier