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5th Six Weeks PRT

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name

Class

Date

Demand was high for beef in the Northeast because people were tired of pork.

True

False

The buffalo soldiers were Anglo Americans who fought for Texas during the Civil War.

True

False

Buffalo Soldiers were African Americans who guarded the Texas Frontier after the Civil War.

True

False

Farming followed the railroads to the Texas Frontier because railroads offered an inexpensive way to ship goods.

True

False

Prices of Cotton in the 1800's were dependent on supply and demand in world markets.

True

False

Quanah Parker adopted American Culture and became a well known business man.

True

False

Quanah Parker was dismissed from the Comanche tribe for siding with Texans.

True

False

Mechanization caused a downfall in commercial farming.

True

False

The Cowboy era ended in Texas because of railroads coming to Texas.

True

False

10.

The Cowboy era ended in Texas because innovation and closing of the open range.

True

False

11.

The Cowboy era ended in Texas because bad weather and blizzards.

True

False

12.

Mechanization increased production with the same number of employees or less.

True

False

13.

Railroads attract settlers to Texas by giving them free transportation.

True

False

14.

Railroads attracted settlers to Texas with demonstration farming.

True

False

15.

Mexican Americans mostly owned ranches out in South Texas.

True

False

16.

Texas Farmers switched to dry farming to try and grow a variety of crops.

True

False

17.

Texas Farmers switched to dry farming to increase the price of rice.

True

False

18.

Some Texas Farmers switched to dry farming because cheap land in drier West Texas encouraged them to try new methods.

True

False

19.

The steam engine aided the national and international marketing of Texas cotton in the late 1800's.

True

False

20.

Texas passing a law making fence cutting illegal made cattle drives much less profitable.

True

False

21.

Many cowboys were Mexican American or African American.

True

False

22.

Cowboys were often forced to use guns to control the cattle under their supervision.

True

False

23.

What were the main responsibilities of Buffalo Soldiers?

Clean the forts and hunt buffalo

Protect settlers and find food for the army

Protect settlers and maintain the arsenal (weapons)

Hunt buffalo and tend the farms

24.

Which of the following was NOT a tactic that railroads used to attract settlers?

Brochures

Demonstration Farms

Lotteries

Cheap transportation

25.

Briefly describe Texas' cotton market in the 1800's.

Achieved 40% of world market but relied on international markets when competition was introduced.

Cotton was the main cash crop due to the introduction of sharecropping.

Cotton was the main cash crop due to the introduction of tenant farming.

Achieved 80% of the world market and experienced drop in price due to the expansion of the cattle kingdom.

26.

Which of the following best describes the benefit of mechanization during the industrial era?

Texas experienced a drop in diseases

Helped to generate a stronger longhorn cow for the cattle drives

Allowed businessmen to get more production with less people

Allowed businesses to create pesticides for the Texas fever tick

27.

What relationships did railroads have with farming?

Railroad companies offered a cheaper way to transport farming products.

Railroad companies created demonstration farms to encourage settlers to buy their land.

Railroads advertised land for people to settle and farm.

All the above

28.

Which of the following is true about the traditional cowboy in the late 1800's?

Cowboys spent 20% of their quick draw for practice.

Cowboys put a lot of pride in being clean and dressing well.

Hollywood accurately portrayed the cowboy way of life.

Cowboys were mostly underpaid and overworked.

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5th Six Weeks PRT

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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