Texas History

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Farmers

• Indians

• Cowboys

What helped end Cattle drives?

• Barbed Wire

• Railroads

• Manifest Destiny

• All of the above

Who was appointed to control the Native Americans in West Texas?

• immigrants

• The Buffalo Soldiers

• other native americans

• new settlers

What caused the range wars?

• windmills

• telegraphs

• choo choo trains

• barbed wire

What is Open Range?

• un-fenced open land

• where water rights were assembled

• closed in the early 1800s

• golf course

Spindletop is important to Texas history because it was the start of —

• cotton mills

• real estate

• cattle ranching

• petroleum industry

What did the Texas cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Beaumont have in COMMON?

• They are all located in northern Texas.

• They grew as a result of the oil industry.

• They grew as a result of railroad development.

• They were all originally Spanish language terms.

Which TWO statements BEST explain the economic impact of the oil boom in Texas?

• Oil refineries were built to process oil from nearly 300 wells.

• the oil industry contributed to the development of boomtowns and led to the development of other industries.

• Spindletop became the new successful oil-producing location.

• Expanded the lumber industry and banking/financial services.

Spindletop is significant to Texas history because.....

Choose all that apply

• It was the site of the first major discovery of oil in Texas.

• Many people started to move there in hopes to become rich off of oil.

• The oil discovered led to more rigs being built in the surrounding area.

• It helped lead to the development of other cities and other industries in the state of Texas

What was the purpose of the Mission that Spain built?

• Place for the king

• convert native to the Spanish culture

• Home for the 3 g's

• Presidio