WorksheetsUnits 8 and 9: Cotton, Cattle, Railroad and Age of Oil
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sharecropping:
a)
Where someone rents the land
b)
Where someone borrows everything, and shares crops as payment
c)
Increased commercial farming
d)
A very successful way to farm
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.
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
4.
What best explains the closing of the open range , and the expansion of the Railroad?
a)
Railroads made the frontier more accessable
b)
It decreased the need for railroads
c)
Railroads brought made it tougher for the market
d)
New laws helped people buy land from the railroad
5.
Which piece of technology caused the end of the open range?
a)
Barbed Wire
b)
Dynamite
c)
The Telegraph
d)
The Cattle Brand
6.
In addition to barbed wire, what other technology helped end the open range?
a)
Railroads
b)
Steamboats
c)
The Pony Express
d)
Genetic Mutations
7.
How did most Buffalo Soldiers feel about being segregated in the U.S army?
a)
They felt like it was necessary so that they could fight against Native Americans.
b)
Even though their focus was to fight against the Comanche and Apache, they felt like it was unfair to be segregated.
c)
Many felt certain that their lives might be lost with fighting the Comanche and Apache so they married early on.
d)
They hoped to serve in Congress when they were through.
8.
Quanah Parker was a Chief in which tribe?
a)
Lipan Apache
b)
Comanche
c)
Jumanos
d)
Caddo
9.
Native Americans in the Plains region were forced onto reservations as a result of the Frontier Wars.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
The Buffalo Soldiers were made up of
a)
Anglo American buffalo hunters.
b)
Native American buffalo hunters.
c)
African Americans.
d)
ranchers who chased buffalo off of their land.
11.
The demand for beef ______ in the years immediately following the Civil War.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
12.
The ____ Trail ran through Round Rock.
a)
Centex
b)
Sante Fe
c)
Chisholm
d)
Goodnight-Loving
13.
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Commanches
c)
Former Slaves
14.
How did railroads impact Texas industry and agriculture?
a)
Allowed for people to be transported to cities
b)
Allowed for goods to be transported to markets
15.
Who was Quanah Parker?
a)
The last chief of the Comanches
b)
Was captured by Comanches
c)
An orphan
16.
What happened to the American Indian tribes after the Frontier Wars?
a)
Stayed in Texas
b)
Were captured
c)
Relocated to reservations
17.
What year was oil discovered at Spindletop?
a)
1866
b)
1930
c)
1901
d)
1914
18.
What caused for rural Texas to urbanize and have boomtowns pop up all over Texas?
a)
discovery of oil
b)
discovery of railroads
c)
cattle industry
d)
Windmills
19.
Which word means: A period of great profits followed by downward trend in an industry.
a)
Industrialization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Boom and Bust Cycle
20.
What term refers to "a period of great growth followed by sharp decline" which was seen in the oil industry in Texas.
a)
the "boom and bust" cycle
b)
the "high and low" cycle
c)
the "good and bad" cycle
d)
the "up and down" cycle
21.
What is one reason that the Galveston hurricane of 1900 was so devastating?
a)
the people of Galveston had no advance warning and no preparation
b)
the people of Galveston abandoned their homes in the days before the hurricane hit
c)
the government of Galveston was ineffective and couldn't handle what happened
d)
the walls that had been built weren't tall enough to withstand the hurricane
22.
What nickname was given to towns that were created quickly due to the rush of people towards successful oil fields in Texas?
a)
"boom towns"
b)
"ghost towns"
c)
"oil towns"
d)
"rail towns"
23.
What is a characteristic of Texas during the "Age of Oil"?
a)
Decline of job opportunities.
b)
Decline of industrialization.
c)
Growth of urban areas.
d)
Growth of cattle drives.
24.
What city grew after the Galveston hurricane?
a)
Dallas.
b)
Fort Worth.
c)
Las Vegas.
d)
Houston.
25.
Which Amendment allowed American women to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
26.
Who created the rotary drill bit and influenced the Petroleum (Oil) Industry?
a)
James Hogg
b)
Women of World War I
c)
Howard Hughes Sr.
d)
LULAC
27.
What did James Hogg create to address or regulate the oil industry?
a)
Texas Farmers' Alliance
b)
The Grange
c)
The Texas Railroad Commission
d)
LULAC
28.
Define suffrage:
a)
Right to laugh
b)
Right to suffer
c)
Right to have safe work
d)
Right to vote
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