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WorksheetsThe Texas Frontier
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
An undeveloped area, wilderness
desert
valley
frontier
city
What was the name given to the African American soldiers who served in West Texas against the Native Americans after the Civil War?
Cattle Soldiers
Camel Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
Western Soldiers
Which of the following was the most effective in preventing the settlement of West Texas?
Native American attacks
poor, rocky soil
distance
hot temperatures
The site of a surprise attack by Quanah Parker on a small band of buffalo hunters.
Wichita Falls
Tigua
Palo Duro Canyon
Adobe Walls
Which is NOT a condition of the Medicine Lodge Creek treaties?
stop fighting the building of the railroad
give up any claim to the Plains
stop crossing the border into Mexico
move to reservations in the Indian Territory
Which Native American groups had reservations established within Texas in the 1900s?
the Cheyenne
the Kiowa and the Comanche
the Apache
the Tigua and the Kickapoo
The only reservation in Texas during the 1800s.
Wichita Falls
Alabama-Coushatta
Tigua
Adobe Walls
Why did William Tecumseh Sherman travel to West Texas in 1871?
to begin a policy of rounding up Native Americans not living on reservations
to investigate the Adobe Walls raid
to prepare troops for the Red Rive and Panhandle campaigns against Native Americans
to investigate reports of Native American raids on white settlements
What Native American Leader agreed with the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek and wanted peace with the U.S. government?
Quanah Parker
Lawrie Tatum
Kicking Bird
Lone Wolf
What event caused U.S. leaders to conclude that the peace policy had failed and the Native Americans needed to be forced onto reservations?
the Warren Wagon Train raid
the Adobe Walls raid
the battle against Victorio
Ranald Mackenzie's campaign in the Panhandle
Who led U.S. Army troops in raids to force Native Americans from the Plains onto reservations?
Ulysses S. Grant
Ranald S. Mackenzie
Philip Sheridan
William Tecumseh Sherman
Why did the U.S. government support the slaughter of buffalo?
It was a convenient way to supply western settlers with food and shelter.
It was seen as a way to bring the Native Americans of the Plains under control.
It provided supplies to the states in the East.
It was necessary to make land available for settlement.
Who ordered troops to pursue Native Americans not living on reservations and destroy their camps?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
Philip Sheridan
Ranald S. Mackenzie
Why was Quanah Parker convinced that the Adobe Walls raid would be successful?
Native American raids were always successful.
A shaman promised victory for the Comanche
The U.S. Army had pulled out of West Texas.
He believed that the buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls would not fight.
Why was Satanta known as the "Orator of the Plains"?
He refused to give up his way of life.
He advised agains continued warfare.
He did not sign the Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty.
He often made long, powerful speeches.
Who encouraged the proper treatment of Native Americans and ordered reform of the reservation system?
Ulysses S. Grant
Philip Sheridan
Ranald S. Mackenzie
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who testified against a proposed Texas law to protect the buffalo from slaughter?
buffalo solders
Ulysses S. Grant
Philip Sheridan
Ranald Mackenzie
In the 1870s, increased patrols by the Texas Rangers and the Mexican army along the Rio Grande border brought peace to the area.
True
False
The main reason for the population increase in the West between 1870-1890 was
immigration from Europe
better health care
natives being forces onto reservations
cheap land
What was the result of Adobe Walls?
Quanah Parker was injured and his prophecy proved untrue.
The buffalo solders retreated from Native American lands.
Quanah Parker was selected as Chief of the Comanche.
One hundred Comanche Indians were killed or wounded.
Why did the Medicine Lodge Creek Treaty fail?
Not enough Native American tribes showed up to sigh treaty
Neither side was fully committed to following the treaty
The Natives did not feel safe in the chosen location
The President sent the army to destroy native villages
The main goal of the buffalo soldiers was to
build railroads that reached all the way to the Pacific Oceans
protect settlers from Native American attacks
protect railroads from bein ambushd by bandits
protect against Black Codes in the South
The site of a major victory by U.S. troops that destroyed several Native American villages and more than 1,000 horses.
Wichita Falls
Tigua
Adobe Walls
Palo Duro Canyon
To improve the reservation system, President Ulysses S. Grant put Church groups in charge of the reservations.
True
False
In what area of Texas did Victorio lead raids during the 1870s?
West Texas
the Panhandle
along the Rio Grande
East Texas
