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Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads Quiz 1!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....

a)

Peace Talks

b)

Range Wars

c)

Elections

d)

Celebrations

2.

I. Republic of Texas

II. Early Statehood

III. Civil War & Reconstruction

IV. ?


Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline.

a)

Age of Contact

b)

Civil War and Reconstruction

c)

Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

d)

Civil Rights and Conservatism

3.

How did the environment influence the development of Ranching in West Texas instead of Farming?

a)

Water Resources were scarce

b)

Lack of railroads

c)

Politics

d)

Oil was discovered in West Texas

4.

Which of these gives the best summary for the era known as "Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads" (1860-1900)?

a)

Conflicts with Native Americans and Cattle Drives

b)

Fighting against Mexico for independence

c)

Spanish and French explorers searching in the "new world"

d)

Early people migrating from Asia to North America

5.

How did the population of Texas change AFTER the Civil War?

a)

The population of Texas Decreased.

b)

The population of Texas Increased.

c)

The population of Texas stayed the same.

d)

None of the above

6.

What was the name of the area being shown?

a)

Reservation Land

b)

Comancheria

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Apache Nation

7.

What American Concept is being represented in this image?

a)

Racial Equality!

b)

Capitalism!

c)

MANIFEST DESTINY!!!!

d)

Cattle Drives!

8.

· I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches.

· I was the last Chief of the Comanches.

· My tribe roamed West Texas.

· I eventually; assimilated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so.


Using the information listed above, who am I ?

a)

Iron Jacket

b)

Quanah Parker

c)

John Wallace

d)

Peta Nacona

9.

1) Former Texas governor

2) Set up the Texas Railroad Commission

3) Protected citizens from unfair business practices


Who is described above?

a)

Quanah Parker

b)

James Hogg

c)

Bose Ikard

d)

Charles Goodnight

10.

What happened to towns, like Houston and Dallas, during the late 1800's?

a)

They grew due to the discovery of barbed wire

b)

Became railroad centers

c)

Populations fell because they weren't near the railroads

d)

Became government centers