Review 6

Use the following map and your knowledge in Social Sciences to answer the question.

The cattle drivers were a brief part of our state's history. Why was this an important event for Texas in the 1870s?

• The cattle were driven from the pastures to save the lands of Texas.

• Most cowboys were Texans or of color.

• The sale of cattle to Eastern businesses helped rebuild the economy of Texas.

• Cows were used to plow the fields.

There were not many types of transportation in the newly founded Texas. Each type of transportation had its problems. Many rivers in Texas were too shallow for the large steamboats to use all year round. Horse-drawn stagecoach trips were slow, hot, and dusty. The few roads that existed made travel almost impossible in rainy times. It cost a lot of money to transport goods by carriage or wagon. Poor routes made journeys longer, harder, and therefore more expensive. “Rise of the railroad”.

 

How did the conditions presented in the passage affect businesses?

• Cities could not support manufacturing.

• There was no effect on trade.

• Traders could not easily transport their goods.

• No one wanted to settle in Texas.

What was the effect of the 15th Amendment?

• Converted newly emancipated citizens

• The right to vote

• Protected the right to bear arms

• Abolished slavery

Before the railroad, most people immigrated to Texas through the port cities on the Gulf of Mexico. How did the railroad enable the population growth in Texas?

• Walking

• It was more practical for people to travel across the continent to reach Texas.

• It was easier to reach the big cities by boat.

• Cattle owners could transport their animals.

• People traveled by railroad to leave Texas and go to other places.

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment?

• It turned the newly emancipated into citizens

• Granted all citizens the right to vote

• Protected the right to bear arms

• Eliminated slavery

What government agency was created to help Southern communities and newly emancipated African Americans?

• The migration office

• The security office

• The Freemen's Bureau

• The Emancipation office

Where were slaves freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

• In the whole nation

• In the rebellious states

• In the border states

• In the Western states

The livestock boom gradually led to the use of                                   in the vast plains of Texas.

• concrete fences

• block fences

• rock fences

• barbed wire with spikes

What animal was the primary source of food and other resources for the Native American tribes of Texas?

• horse

• deer

• bison

• fish