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Conflict, Cattle, Oil, Railroads

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Native Americans moved after the Civil War?

a)

They were left alone

b)

To reservations

c)

Canada

d)

They were all killed

2.

What made it harder to farm in West Texas than to ranch?

a)

too much water

b)

bad soil

c)

too much wind

d)

not enough water

3.

What was NOT an effect of railroads being built in West Texas?

a)

Cities and towns being built

b)

Made cattle drives unnecessary

c)

Allowed hunters to shoot buffalo from train cars

d)

led to the growth of the automobile industry

4.

Which group opposed the use of barbed wire

a)

farmers

b)

cowboys

c)

politicians

d)

indians

5.

In a boom-bust cycle, when the supply of a product drops, what happens to the price?

a)

increases

b)

drops

c)

stays the same

d)

becomes free

6.

Which governor set up the Texas railroad commission

a)

Rick Perry

b)

James Hogg

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Greg Abbott

7.

What was the goal of the Progressive Movement

a)

to get better wages and working conditions for workers

b)

to get a good rate on auto insurance

c)

to make sure the government progresses along

d)

to make things better for company owners and rich people

8.

What was Spindletop, and where did it happen?

a)

gold strike in California

b)

Cattle drive in West Texas

c)

An explosion in North Texas

d)

Oil Strike in East Texas

9.

What did the Native Americans call the African-American soldiers that fought in the U.S. army?

a)

Buffalo soldiers

b)

Buffalo hunters

c)

Night Soldiers

d)

Americans

10.

Who was Quanah Parker?

a)

An Oil Tycoon

b)

A Politician

c)

An American General

d)

A Comanche Chief

11.

How did the growth of the railroads effect the cattle drives?

a)

It made them unnecessary

b)

increased their value

c)

expanded them

d)

people stopped eating beef

12.

What states were the cattle drives going to?

a)

Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming

b)

New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire

c)

California, Nevada, Arizona

d)

Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico

13.

What was a negative effect of the railroads?

a)

Brought outlaws to Texas

b)

Allowed buffalo hunters to shoot buffalo out of the train cars

c)

built cities in Texas

d)

planted trees in Texas

14.

What did Howard Hughes Sr. invent?

a)

Oil

b)

Trains

c)

Wagons

d)

A rotary drill for oil wells

15.

How did the growth of the Oil industry effect Texas

a)

People flooded to East Texas to drill for oil

b)

People left Texas

c)

more people started ranching

d)

more people started farming

16.

Why was the Galveston Seawall built?

a)

To stop hurricanes

b)

to stop Mermaids from immigrating to Texas

c)

to prevent flooding

d)

As a memorial

17.

What group of European Americans were discriminated against during WWI?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

German

d)

French

18.

Which two events caused the United States to get involved in World War I?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Siege of the Alamo

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

19.

What is the purpose of a windmill?

a)

To measure wind speed

b)

To pump water up from under ground for livestock

c)

To look cool

d)

To water plants

20.

Which event took place between the Civil War and World War II?

a)

Texas Revolution

b)

Vietnam War

c)

American Revolution

d)

World War I