Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads

What kind of conflicts would take place between Farmers & Ranchers?

• Fighting over water rights & cutting barbed wire
• Fighting over reservation land
• Fighting corrupt Railroad companies

Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?

• Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
• Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
• Tribes were removed to reservations.
• Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.

I am a former Texas Governor, Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Who am I?

• Quanah Parker
• Bose Ikard
• James Hogg
• Charles Goodnight

All of the following were factors that fostered westward expansion into Texas EXCEPT

•  land for farming and ranching
• growth of the railroads
• removal of American Indians
• failure of the cotton crops

Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?

• Water Resources were scarce
• Lack of railroads
• Politics
• Oil was discovered in West Texas

Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?

• Buffalo Hunters
• Red River Rebels
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Screaming Eagles

What word is associated with assimilate?

• Conform

• Ignore

• Fail

• misunderstand

 What reality did cowboys face on their long cattle drives north?

• Possible Stampedes
• surprise attacks by Indians
• criminals and bullies
• Natural disaster

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

• The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
• Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
• Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
• The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.

I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?

• Pete Nacona
• Iron Jacket
• Cynthia Ann Parker
• Quanah Parker