WorksheetsUnit 6 Review Cotton, Cattle, Railroads
Total questions: 154
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
b)
Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
c)
Tribes were removed to reservations.
d)
Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.
2.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
b)
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
c)
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
d)
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.
3.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
4.
I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?
a)
Pete Nacona
b)
Iron Jacket
c)
Cynthia Ann Parker
d)
Quanah Parker
5.
All of the following were factors that fostered westward expansion into Texas EXCEPT
a)
land for farming and ranching
b)
growth of the railroads
c)
removal of American Indians
d)
failure of the cotton crops
6.
Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?
a)
Water Resources were scarce
b)
Lack of railroads
c)
Politics
d)
Oil was discovered in West Texas
7.
What was the reason for the invention of Barbed wire?
a)
Needed to keep pigs in pens
b)
Use of natural fences in the past
c)
earlier inventors of fence influence
d)
drawings created by Indians
8.
What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?
a)
Railroads brought very few people to Texas.
b)
The trains were made to transport people only.
c)
The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.
d)
A way to transport goods to market
9.
What reality did cowboys face on their long cattle drives north?
a)
stampedes
b)
surprise attacks by Indians
c)
cattle rustlers
d)
ALL of the above
10.
Who's purpose was to fight against the Indians in Texas and protect the settlers?
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Indian fighters
c)
The Ashlocks
d)
Hart Longhorns
11.
All of the following were factors that fostered westward expansion into Texas EXCEPT
a)
land for farming and ranching
b)
growth of the railroads
c)
removal of American Indians
d)
failure of the cotton crops
12.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
the demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth
b)
farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing
c)
much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war
d)
the loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas
13.
What was the reason for the invention of barbed wire?
a)
needed to keep pigs in pens
b)
use of natural fences in the past
c)
earlier inventors of fence influence
d)
drawings created by Indians
14.
In a short span of time from 1873 until 1902 (20-30 years), railroads drastically transformed Texas industry in many ways.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Cattle drives took cattle to railroad towns, then they would go to
a)
cattle markets
b)
another ranch
c)
back to their ranch
d)
the closest butcher
16.
What did ranchers use to tell the difference between their cattle?
a)
brands
b)
fences
c)
collars
d)
tags
17.
farming on a large scale for large profit is ...
a)
farmers market
b)
subsistence farming
c)
backyard gardening
d)
commercial farming
18.
What was the reason for the invention of Barbed wire?
a)
Needed to keep pigs in pens
b)
Use of natural fences in the past
c)
earlier inventors of fence influence
d)
drawings created by Indians
19.
What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?
a)
Railroads brought very few people to Texas.
b)
The trains were made to transport people only.
c)
The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.
d)
A way to transport goods to market
20.
How did the railroads affect the cattle drives?
a)
The railroads in Texas did not affect the cattle drives
b)
People still chose to do cattle drives because it was cheaper
c)
There was still a lot of open land so the cattle went around the railroad tracks
d)
The cattle could now be put directly on the railcars and then sent to market
21.
After more railroads were built in towns
a)
cowboys became conductors
b)
long cattle drives ended
c)
ranchers started growing crops because they could be shipped easier
22.
What did ranchers use to tell the difference between their cattle?
a)
brands
b)
collars
c)
fences
23.
What vocabulary word means "A place where livestock are penned before they are slaughtered or shipped elsewhere?"
a)
Open Range
b)
Stockyards
c)
Segregated
d)
Syndicate
24.
What is the movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market?
a)
Cattle drive
b)
Ranchero
c)
Sharecropper
d)
Wrangler
25.
?????
-Price of cattle fell
-Blizzards and Droughts
-Overgrazing ruined range lands
-Closing off of open range
What would be the best title?
-Price of cattle fell
-Blizzards and Droughts
-Overgrazing ruined range lands
-Closing off of open range
What would be the best title?
a)
Problems with Cattle in East Texas
b)
Reasons that Texas switched to farming Cotton
c)
Results of railroads in West Texas
d)
Reasons for the decline of Ranching
26.
Which American belief was one of the contributing factors behind the hostile relationships between American Indians and Texans?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Reconstruction Amendments
d)
A. Gettysburg Address
27.
????????
· Last Comanche Chief
·Tribe roamed around the Texas Panhandle
· Mother was an Anglo named Cynthia
· Tried to attack Adobe Walls with a large group of Indians
· Eventually surrendered to the U.S. Army
Who am I????
· Last Comanche Chief
·Tribe roamed around the Texas Panhandle
· Mother was an Anglo named Cynthia
· Tried to attack Adobe Walls with a large group of Indians
· Eventually surrendered to the U.S. Army
Who am I????
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Satanta
c)
Kicking Bird
d)
Ten Bears
28.
Which of the following explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes in Texas, after the Civil War in 1865?
a)
Many tribes experienced drought and famine
b)
Tribes were forced to live on reservations
c)
Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo herds disappeared
d)
Many tribes moved eastward to find buffalo
29.
Who was the last Comanche Chief that attacked Adobe Walls in the Texas Panhandle?
a)
Cynthia Parker
b)
Quanah Parker
c)
Ten Bears
d)
Kicking Bird
30.
After the Civil War the supply of beef was very low in Northern states.
What will happen to the price of Texas cattle if they could be sold up North?
What will happen to the price of Texas cattle if they could be sold up North?
a)
Price will increase
b)
Price will decrease
c)
Price will stay the same
d)
Nothing
31.
What kind of conflicts would take place between Farmers & Ranchers?
a)
Fighting over water rights & cutting barbed wire
b)
Fighting over reservation land
c)
Fighting corrupt railroad companies
d)
Fighting over cattle brands
32.
What is a Buffalo soldier?
a)
Someone that hunts buffalo to sell the hides
b)
African-American soldiers that served on the frontier
c)
People that protected the buffalo from becoming extinct
d)
None of these choices are correct
33.
*Rodeos, Lassos, Rancheros, Corals, Vaqueros are all influences on the ranching industry from which country?
a)
United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Spain
34.
What happens to Native American tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Most Indians join the U.S. Army
b)
Indians were displaced & forced to move onto Reservations
c)
Most moved to Canada
d)
Indians became cowboys & joined the cattle drives
35.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
urbanization
b)
cotton gin
c)
windmills
d)
barbed wire
36.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War? They helped keep the peace among the American Indians.
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
37.
Who am I describing?
-son of a famous American women
-assimilated in the American culture
-last of the Comanche tribe
-son of a famous American women
-assimilated in the American culture
-last of the Comanche tribe
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Denver Dan
c)
Billy the kid
d)
John Ireland
38.
The American Army defeated ___________ from west TX and sent them to reservations.
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Native Americans
c)
Herds of cats
d)
Worm farmers
39.
If the supply of cotton is low and the demand is high. What happens to the price.
a)
It goes up
b)
It goes down
c)
It goes sideways
d)
It goes into a cave and lives underground for a while untill things cool down a little bit.
40.
What culture started the cattle industry in Texas?
a)
American
b)
English
c)
Mexican
d)
Spanish
41.
What is the Spanish term for cowboy?
a)
vaquero
b)
ranchero
c)
charro
d)
reata
42.
Where did the cattle trails have to lead to in order to transport the cattle to eastern markets?
a)
rivers
b)
railroad connections
c)
forts
d)
eastward direction
43.
Which era are we talking about now?
a)
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
b)
Early Statehood
c)
Spanish Colonial
44.
What effect did the following have on Texas:
-Steel Plow
-Barbed Wire
-Indians moved to reservations
-Increased access to railroad
-Steel Plow
-Barbed Wire
-Indians moved to reservations
-Increased access to railroad
a)
West Texas could now be farmed
b)
Farming in East TX suffered
c)
More immigrants came to TX
d)
Cattle ranching was no longer need
45.
What technology made it possible to tap into underground water in aquifers?
a)
Barbed wire
b)
Railroads
c)
Windmill
d)
Branding Iron
46.
I was the son of a white woman and Comanche father who led Native Americans against buffalo hunters at Adobe walls...
a)
Squatting Dog
b)
Chief Bieber
c)
Chief Satank
d)
Quannah Parker
47.
What was the main cause of the decline in cattle drives?
a)
Railroads expanded into Texas
b)
All the cows died
c)
Americans stopped eating meat
d)
People started eating more chicken
48.
I was the son of a white woman and Comanche father who led Native Americans against buffalo hunters at Adobe walls...
a)
Squatting Dog
b)
Chief Bieber
c)
Chief Satank
d)
Quannah Parker
49.
General Philip Sheridan wanted to exterminate the buffalo because he believed...
a)
that Buffalo were ugly
b)
It would force the Native Americans onto the reservations
c)
the Buffalo were looking at him funny
d)
buffalo wings were delicious
50.
What is being described below:
- Low Pay
- Boring/Dirty/Hard work
- Low Pay
- Boring/Dirty/Hard work
a)
Training a Buffalo to fetch
b)
Myths of being a cowboy
c)
Digging a hole to China
d)
Realities of being a cowboys
51.
What was a ranchers motivation for long cattle drives?
a)
Northerners were willing to pay more for cattle
b)
Ranchers got bored
c)
Ranchers were following the Native Americans
d)
Southerners would pay less for cattle
52.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
53.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
urbanization
b)
cotton gin
c)
windmills
d)
barbed wire
54.
Who am I describing?
-son of a famous American women
-assimilated in the American culture
-last of the Comanche tribe
-son of a famous American women
-assimilated in the American culture
-last of the Comanche tribe
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Denver Dan
c)
Billy the kid
d)
John Ireland
55.
The American Army defeated ___________ from west TX and sent them to reservations.
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Native Americans
c)
Herds of cats
d)
Worm farmers
56.
What is the Spanish term for cowboy?
a)
vaquero
b)
ranchero
c)
charro
d)
reata
57.
What culture started the cattle industry in Texas?
a)
American
b)
English
c)
Mexican
d)
Spanish
58.
What was one of the negative effects of the barbed wire on the Texas frontier?
a)
introduction of rodeos
b)
end of cattle trails and drives
c)
cattle ranches decline
d)
American Indian raids increased
59.
What motivated people to ranch instead of farm in West Texas?
a)
Water resources
b)
railroads
c)
discovery of oil
d)
barbed wire
60.
What is used for fences and barriers in the late 1800s?
a)
barbed wire
b)
stampede
c)
vaqueros
d)
innovation
61.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
urbanization
b)
cotton gin
c)
windmills
d)
barbed wire
62.
What region in Texas is the majority of the Cotton industry?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
East
63.
Which word means an uncontrolled headlong rush of frightened animals?
a)
ranches
b)
windmills
c)
stampede
d)
urbanization
64.
* I was the last Comanche Chief*I was a son of a captured American women named Cynthia Ann
a)
Lone Wolf
b)
Big Bear
c)
Quanah Parker
d)
Peta Nocona
65.
What were some of the reasons for the Range Wars in Texas in the late 1800s?
a)
sharecroppers and tenant farming
b)
barbed wire and ranchers fencing land
c)
migration of people to West Texas
d)
American Indians raiding settlements
66.
Besides cheap land and cotton, what is another factor (reason) why people settled in the East Texas frontier?
a)
Cotton Industry
b)
The meat (beef) Industry
c)
Investment in schools
d)
new cattle breeds
67.
What best describes 1860 - 1900 Era?
a)
Cattle, Indian Removal and Railroad innovation
b)
Age of Oil
c)
Age of Explorers
d)
World War 1
68.
What did the United States do to change the Lifestyle of Natives?
a)
The U.S eliminated most if not all Native tribes
b)
Natives are placed in reservations
c)
The U.S respected the traditions and life of Natives and left them alone
d)
Natives experience famine and drought
69.
What motivated people to ranch instead of farm in West Texas?
a)
Water resources
b)
railroads
c)
discovery of oil
d)
barbed wire
70.
How did the Cotton Gin increase slavery?
a)
It created cottonseed oil which needed to be churned by slaves to produce margarine
b)
It allowed farmers to control the weather more accurately in order to produce more cotton
c)
It allowed slaves to plow fields quicker in order to grow cotton faster
d)
It allowed farmers to get more seeds out of cotton so they were able to grow more.
71.
What is a place designated for Indians to live on called?
a)
Hotel
b)
Reservation
c)
Housing Land
d)
Village
72.
What is the name for a Mexican Cowboy?
a)
Cowboy
b)
Rancher
c)
Vaquero
d)
Conquistador
73.
What invention directly led to the spread of slavery?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Water Frame
d)
Railroad
74.
How did the United States army defeat hostile Indians and drive them out of the frontier?
a)
They used sharpshooters to assassinate Indian chiefs
b)
They killed thousands of buffalo in order to cut off their means of support
c)
They joined forces with Mexican troops and attacked Indian settlements simultaneously.
d)
They did not, the Indians defeated the United States army.
75.
The ________________ was the quickest and easiest way to transport goods and materials throughout the United States
a)
Steamboat
b)
Automobile
c)
Railroad
d)
Stagecoach
76.
Why did cattle drives eventually come to an end?
a)
Cattle began dying due to extreme weather conditions
b)
Enclosures and fences closed off the land and cattle drivers could not go through certain trails
c)
Outlaws in Texas began stealing too many cattle to continue
d)
Cattle drives became increasingly dangers due to animal attacks and outlaws.
77.
What was the invention of barbed wire influenced by?
a)
The use of smooth wire in the past.
b)
The use of natural fences in the past.
c)
The use of rope in the past.
d)
The use of drawings created by farmers on the Great Plains.
78.
What was the purpose of several trails being added after the Civil War?
a)
Trails were added to help native American migration to north
b)
Trails were added to move cattle to markets in Texas
c)
Trails were added to support the cattle industry in Texas
d)
Trails were added to move cattle to the railroad in Oklahoma
79.
The climate of West Texas affects the economic development and the..........
a)
region is too dry to support farming so ranching prevailed.
b)
region is perfect for establishing tobacco farms
c)
constant threat of thunderstorms make farming too difficult
d)
threat of hurricanes damage farms and ranches built in area
80.
What caused the Range Wars in Texas in the late 1800's?
a)
Immigrants moved into Texas and started claiming public land
b)
Railroads were interfering with the transport of cattle.
c)
Native Americans were required to move to reservations.
d)
Farmers and Ranchers were fencing land with barbed wire.
81.
Development of a steel plow, barbed wire and railroads all helped farming improve in West Texas. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
82.
Who was the Comanche chief, whose mother was a white woman, and also helped relations with the USA government?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
c)
Little Big Horn
d)
Chuck Norris
83.
Cattle drives ended quickly in the 1880's because of...
a)
violent spring tornadoes
b)
steamboats
c)
railroads
d)
mad cow disease
84.
Anglo soldiers destroyed buffalo herds as a way to defeat and force American indians onto reservations. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
85.
What technological invention allowed West Texas farmers to have access to underground aquifers?
a)
barbed wire
b)
cotton gin
c)
railroads
d)
windmills
86.
I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. I later adapted to the American culture and convinced other tribes to assimilate. Who am I?
a)
Pete Nacona
b)
Iron Jacket
c)
Cynthia Ann Parker
d)
Quanah Parker
87.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
b)
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
c)
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
d)
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.
88.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War? They helped keep the peace among the American Indians.
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
89.
Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
b)
Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
c)
Tribes were removed to reservations.
d)
Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.
90.
Frontier wars were fought between the:
a)
Mexican soldiers and U.S. soldiers
b)
American Indians and U.S. soldiers
c)
British soldiers and American colonists
d)
North and South
91.
Cotton was considered the main cash crop (King Cotton) in the 1800s. What happened to the production of cotton in the 1900s?
a)
It decreased.
b)
It increased.
c)
It fluctuated.
d)
It stayed the same.
92.
What were windmills used for in the late 1800s?
a)
Electricity
b)
Good looks
c)
Wind direction guide
d)
Irrigation system
93.
When ranchers fenced off their land with barbed wire, what was the result?
a)
It caused range wars
b)
It closed the open frontier
c)
It ended the cattle drives
d)
All of the choices
94.
What are the defining characteristics of this era?
a)
William Travis and the Alamo
b)
Empresario grants
c)
World War 1
d)
Cattle drives and wars with American Indians
95.
What region were most cotton plantations at in Texas?
a)
North Central
b)
Great Plains
c)
Mountains & Basins
d)
Coastal Plains
96.
What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?
a)
Railroads brought very few people to Texas.
b)
The trains were made to transport people only.
c)
The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.
d)
A way to transport good to market
97.
Farmers used natural resources to build fences in the past. However, fences made from natural resources didn't work. What was the reason for the invention of Barbed wire?
a)
Needed to keep pigs in pens
b)
Use of natural fences in the past didn't work
c)
earlier inventors of fence influence
d)
drawings created by Indians
98.
Why did ranching develop in West Texas instead of farming?
a)
Water Resources were limited.
b)
Lack of railroads
c)
Politics
d)
Oil was discovered in West Texas
99.
Grassland that is available to anyone to graze cattle is known as ____________.
a)
Open Prarie
b)
Open Range
c)
Open Grassland
d)
Open Field
100.
When a herd of cattle reach their destination, they are penned somewhere before they are slaughtered or shipped elsewhere. This is known as a ___________.
a)
Cattle pens
b)
Stockyard
c)
Cattle Trap
d)
Market
101.
The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market is known as a ______________.
a)
Trail
b)
Herd
c)
Drive
d)
Drift
102.
What is the appropriate term for the object shwon in this image?
a)
Lariat Wire
b)
Drover Wire
c)
Range Wire
d)
Barbed Wire
103.
What is the Spanish word for "Cowboy"?
a)
Buckaroo
b)
Vaquero
c)
Ranchero
d)
Reatar
104.
What culture started the cattle industry in Texas?
a)
American
b)
English
c)
Mexican
d)
Spanish
105.
What was the benefit of the Civil War to the Texas cattle industry?
a)
Texas won more land to ranch
b)
it allowed cattle to breed and grow in numbers
c)
Texas stole cattle from the North
d)
the number of cattle decreased in Texas
106.
What is the Spanish term for cowboy?
a)
vaquero
b)
ranchero
c)
charro
d)
reata
107.
Where did the cattle trails have to lead to in order to transport the cattle to eastern markets?
a)
rivers
b)
railroad connections
c)
forts
d)
eastward direction
108.
______ rented land to farm.
a)
drovers
b)
tenant farmers
c)
Oliver Loving
d)
wranglers
109.
A new labor system was needed after the Civil War because slave labor was no longer available.
a)
True
b)
False
110.
What was promised in exchange for the XIT Ranch?
a)
20,000 longhorns
b)
The building of the State Capital
c)
a promise to pay the government back
d)
a promise to push the Indians out of Texas
111.
What is the largest ranch in Texas during the second half of the 1800s?
a)
XIT Ranch
b)
King Ranch
c)
JA Ranch
d)
Matador Ranch
112.
Buffalo Soldiers got their name from
a)
The Native Americans
b)
Japanese
c)
White Americans
113.
Buffalo soldiers protected forts and settlers from Indian attacks.
a)
True
b)
False
114.
Texas cowboys
a)
faced dangerous cattle drives to Kansas.
b)
had easy work with few problems.
c)
fought Native Americans.
d)
were conductors on trains.
115.
What was the significance of the cattle industry in Texas?
a)
The cattle industry increased the Texas economy after the Civil War
b)
Beef became a staple in the Texan diet
c)
Farmers moved the frontier
d)
As a result of cattle, more pigs were raised in Texas
116.
Which of the following words means "an agreement between two or more nations, usually to end conflict"?
a)
treaty
b)
constitution
c)
resolution
d)
embargo
117.
Which of these best describes an "Anglo"?
a)
Caucasian or white American who generally speaks English
b)
Asian or person from the "Far East", mostly speaking a Chinese dialect
c)
African American whose ancestors may or may not have been enslaved
d)
Hispanic American who is likely descended from the original Spanish settlers
118.
In 1867, a peace treaty between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians was signed at ________________________ .
a)
Medicine Lodge Creek
b)
Palo Duro Canyon
c)
Big Bend National Park
d)
the state capital in Austin, Texas
119.
Who was the Comanche chief that led the resistance, fighting against the white settlers and the U.S. Army?
[Hint: he was half-white, half-Comanche]
[Hint: he was half-white, half-Comanche]
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Kicking Bird
c)
Satanta
d)
Victorio
120.
Which Native American group controlled most of the "Great Plains" region of Texas?
a)
Comanche
b)
Karankawa
c)
Jumano and Eastern Pueblo
d)
Caddo
121.
In 1867, a peace treaty between the U.S. government and the Plains Indians was signed at ________________________ .
a)
Medicine Lodge Creek
b)
Palo Duro Canyon
c)
Big Bend National Park
d)
the state capital in Austin, Texas
122.
the overall name for treaty between the United States government and Plains Native Americans intended to bring peace to the area by relocating the Native Americans to reservations in Indian Territory
a)
Native American Convention
b)
Medicine Lodge
c)
Peace Policy
d)
Lone Wolf
123.
The Comanche War Chief who refused to sign the Medicine Lodge Treaty
a)
Lone Wolf
b)
Satanta
c)
Quanah Parker
d)
Big Tree
124.
Who won the attack at Adobe Walls in West Texas?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Comanche
c)
Kiowa
d)
Quakers
125.
The Comanche War Chief who refused to sign the Medicine Lodge Treaty
a)
Lone Wolf
b)
Satanta
c)
Quanah Parker
d)
Big Tree
126.
Who won the attack at Adobe Walls in West Texas?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Comanche
c)
Kiowa
d)
Quakers
127.
separation based on membership in a racial or ethnic group
a)
racism
b)
pacifism
c)
alienation
d)
segregation
128.
Which word means "complete destruction"? [Example: The animal was hunted until its "complete destruction".]
a)
extinction
b)
deviation
c)
irrigation
d)
reservation
129.
What was the U.S. army strategy that led to the defeat of the Plains Indians?
a)
destroy Indian villages and destroy herds of buffalo
b)
pay the Plains Indian tribes $50,000 to move to reservations
c)
stop the flow of rivers through Indian territory
d)
burn million of acres of grassland in Indian territory
130.
Part of the new US Army strategy was to raid Indian villages and what?
a)
Destroy the Buffalo population.
b)
Build railroads in order to escape attacks easier.
c)
Ask Mexico for help.
d)
Build wagon trails for quick escape.
131.
Kiowa chief, who insisted that West Texas belonged to the Comanche and Kiowa
a)
Satanta
b)
Quanah Parker
c)
Ten Bears
d)
Sitting Bull
132.
Which of the following was NOT a use of the buffalo by Native Americans on the Plains?
a)
Meat for food
b)
Bones for weapons & tools
c)
Hides for clothing & shelter
d)
Transportation
133.
A Buffalo Soldier was an _____-______ serving in the Western United States after the Civil War.
Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks
a)
Mexican-Amerrican
b)
Italian-American
c)
African-American
134.
What was the name of the Treaty the U.S. government wanted to make with the Native Americans?
a)
The Treaty of the Rio United
b)
The Treaty of Medicene Lodge Creek
c)
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo
135.
What land was given to American Indians to live on?
a)
Kansas
b)
Kentucky
c)
Ohio
d)
Oklahoma
136.
Land that lies beyond the border of a settled area is known as -
a)
wasteland
b)
frontier
c)
badlands
d)
boundary
137.
Buffalo Soldiers were known for ....
a)
Their skill and fighting ability
b)
killing buffalo
c)
singing with Bob Marley
138.
What were the wars that the Buffalo Soldiers fought most extensively in?
a)
Mexican-American war
b)
Indian Wars
c)
Civil War
139.
How did the buffalo soldier make a major contribution to westward expansion?
a)
fighting in Civil War
b)
By protecting settlers from Indian attacks and building forts.
c)
protecting indians
140.
Who said “I don’t want to settle. I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel feel and happy…”?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Cynthia Ann Parker
c)
Chief Satanta
141.
What treaty signed in Kansas proposed a 3 million acre reservation?
a)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
b)
Treaty of Velasco
142.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
barbed wire
b)
windmill
143.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
branding
b)
barbed wire
c)
windmill
d)
lasso
144.
What treaty signed in Kansas proposed a 3 million acre reservation?
a)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
b)
Treaty of Velasco
145.
How would one describe cowboys in Texas in the 1870s and 1880’s?
a)
a fun job without risks
b)
They most often worked large herds of cattle, herding cattle to Kansas railroads.
146.
The introduction of cattle to Texas by Spanish colonists resulted in ____
a)
barbed wire
b)
windmills
c)
The availability of longhorn cattle and a tradition of cattle ranching in Texas
d)
Anglos
147.
What was the result of the presence of longhorn cattle on the open range?
a)
The Texas cattle industry grew rapidly
b)
The Texas industry decreased
148.
What crop did Texas become a leading producer of in the United States?
a)
cotton
b)
beans
c)
wheat
149.
Windmills, Barbed wire, Steel plows, Sod houses... What do these items describe?
a)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
b)
Farming in west Texas >
150.
Large scale farming has been successful on the Great Plains because of?
a)
hilly land
b)
Flat land and access to underground aquifers
151.
What two cities became major areas of the railroad industry?
a)
Dallas and Houston
b)
El Paso and San Antonio
152.
What invention allowed Texas beef to be shipped without spoiling?
a)
refrigerated rail cars
b)
heated rail cars
153.
Cattle thieves
a)
buffalo soldiers
b)
rustlers
154.
What were the defining characteristics of the era of cotton, cattle, and railroads in Texas History?
a)
end of cotton
b)
Cattle were herded across the open range to railheads in Kansas; cotton was grown and shipped north, new universities opened
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