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WorksheetsCattle, Railroads, Westward Expansion Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
About how many Texas Longhorn cattle were roaming the United States by the 1800's?
Hundreds
Millions
A few mangy head
Thousands
Why did Texas ranchers move their cattle to Kansas after the Civil War?
Cattle need exercise
To prevent theft
They didn't move their cattle to Kansas
Cattle sold for more money in Kansas
How did Texas raise money for the construction of a new capital building in 1875?
They raised taxes
They sold cattle to China
The gave XIT 3,050,000 acres of land in the panhandle as payment
They sold slaves to the North
How many cattle did the XIT ranch have at its peak of power?
20,442
12,000
100,000
A few mangy head
For about how many years did the cattle drives happen from Texas to Kansas?
10
13
20
50
What was unique about Margaret Borland’s cattle drive in 1873?
She was the first woman to walk on the moon
She was the first female trail boss
She was the first female trail boss
She was the first female trail boss
What happened to Margaret Borland one month after her cattle drive?
She died
Had her first child
Became the next governor of texas
She got married
Why did cattle drives from Texas come to end?
Barbed wire fences
Railroads
Disease
The flying car
What had a huge impact on ordinary Texans in the 1870’s?
The construction of railroads
Youtube
Microwave Ovens
Indian bead art
Jim Hogg became the public face of opposition to railroad abuses.
True
False
Jim Hogg won the 1890 election to become governor of Texas.
True
False
What was Jim Hogg’s solution to the railroad problems in Texas?
Kick out the railroads and stop using this form of travel
Start his own railroad and make it affordable for all
Start a commission to regulate the railroad industry
Turn a blind eye and enjoy the steak dinners.
Who was the last Comanche Chief?
Running Bear
Quanah Parker
Black buffalo
Cochise
In 1967, Where did the peace talks occur between Native Americans and the U.S. Government?
Appomattox, Virginia
Austin, Texas
Medicine Creek Lodge, Kansas
Los Angeles, California
What was the primary food source for Native Americans in Texas?
Buffalo
Cows
Sheep
Chickens
What year were the Buffalo Soldiers established?
1999
1482
1776
1866
Where were the original cowboys in Texas from?
New York
Canada
Spain
Russia
Long horn cattle were not considered valuable until ________?
After the civil war
Diamonds were discovered in their horns
Texans decided they tasted pretty good
After World War two
Cowboys traveled alone.
True
False
Barbed Wire fencing was safe for both the animals and people?
True
False
Blacks and Mexicans were allowed to be Cowboys
True
False
Barbed wire fencing was great for cattle drives?
True
False
Windmills became a part of the Texas landscape
True
False
Windmills main purpose was to provide water
True
False
What caused cattle to freeze to death during the blizzard of 1886?
Trees were bare due to drought
Farming had cleared the land providing no cover
Barbed wire fences prevented the cattle from moving south
Barbed wire fences prevented the cattle from moving south
