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Why would the cattle be driven to Kansas?

• Civil war fighting prevented them from going East

• That is where the railroads were.

• Ships couldn't carry enough cattle

• Kansas had hungry gold miners.

Why was branding used?

• Because the ranchers were cruel and enjoyed torturing animals.

• It caused cows to gain weight

• It caused the cows to be stronger

• To identify the ownership of the herds.

What closed the open range?

• Fireproof doors

• Barbed Wires

• The Sheriff

• Elite Military units

What was the U.S. army strategy that led to the defeat of the Plains Indians?

• destroy Indian villages and destroy herds of buffalo

• pay the Plains Indian tribes $50,000 to move to reservations

• stop the flow of rivers through Indian territory

• burn million of acres of grassland in Indian territory

Which region of Texas experienced the most fighting between the U.S. Army and Native Americans [mostly the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Apache]?

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Gulf Plains

During the Civil War, many pioneers in West Texas were forced to abandon their homes due to attacks from _____.

• Mexican Raiders

• Native Americans

• Union Troops

• Vigilantes

The Buffalo Soldiers were given their name by the

• U.S. government.

• Native Americans.

• buffaloes.

• settlers that they protected.

What were the places that Native Americans were forced to enter after they were forcefully removed off of their land?

• Frontier

• Reservation

• West Texas

• New York City

What did Galveston do to prevent storm damage in the future?

• They did nothing.

• They moved the city further inland.

• They destroyed the rest of the buildings and started fresh.

• They built a sea wall above sea level and raised the ground above surge level.

Galveston, Texas is in which region of Texas?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains