Unit 8 Review

How is tenant farming similar to sharecropping?

• Both tenant farming and sharecropping are government programs that provide free land to farmers.
• Sharecropping requires farmers to pay upfront for land use and does not involve crop sharing.

• Both rent the land and provide the labor,

• Tenant farming allows farmers to own the land they cultivate and keep all profits.

What allowed livestock and crops to be watered without being near a river.

• Mechanized Agricultural

• Barbed Wire

• Windmills

Which of the following human factors influenced the settlement of Texas?

• Barbed wire fencing protected small ranchers from big farmers who tried to illegally use their water supplies.

• Railroads provide cheap transportation to eastern states, leading to the decline in the population of Texas.

• Windmills supplied water for railways, small towns, and small farms that were not near rivers.

How did the growth of railroads effect Texas farmers?

• Profits rose as railroads gave farmers an inexpensive way to ship their crops to new markets.

• Railroads primarily benefited urban areas, neglecting rural farmers in Texas.
• The growth of railroads had no significant impact on Texas farmers' operations.
• Railroads increased costs for Texas farmers and limited their market access.

• * I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanche.

• * I was the last chief of the Comanche.

• * My tribe roamed West Texas.

• * I eventually simulated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so.

Who am i?

• James Hogg

• John Wallace

• Quanah Parker

• A Buffalo Soldier

One consequence of the use of barbed wire on the frontier of Texas include

• introduction of rodeos

• the end of cattle drives

• a decline in the number of cattle ranches

• increased conflicts with the American Indians

The development of ranching in West Texas was primarily influenced by

• politics

• discover of oil

• railroads

• water resources

Which of the following allowed livestock and crops to be watered without being near a river?

• Mechanized Agricultural

• Barbed wire

• Windmills

• Steal plows

Which of the following prevented cattle and other animals from destroying crops?

• Mechanized Agricultural

• Barbed Wire

• Windmills

• Steel Plows

Which of the following increased the efficiency of planting and harvesting crops using machinery?

• Mechanized Agricultural

• Barbed Wire

• Windmills

• Steel Plows