WorksheetsUnit 8 Vocabulary TEST
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The team of men moving cattle from ranches to railroad towns-
cattle drive
native reservation
Buffalo soldiers
railroads
Populist Governor of Texas that founded the Texas Railroad Commission
West Texas
Stephen F. Austin
James Hogg
Sam Houston
Disputes and conflicts over grazing land and water rights?
cattle drive
cattle trail
Texas Railroad Commission
Range Wars
Land granted to Native American tribes by U.S. Government
cattle drive
native reservation
range wars
cattle trail
Gathering of livestock for cattle drives usually held in a pen
roundup
cattle trail
open range
cattle drive
Uses wind to pump water out of the ground for irrigation of crops
stampede
barbed wire fence
windmill
subsistence farming
Farms that grow just enough food for the family
tenet farming
subsistence farming
commercial farming
agriculture
Ranches where cattle were raised before being taken to market by cattle drives
open range
cattle drive
chuck wagon
cattle ranch
Name given to African American soldiers serving on the frontier.
James Hogg
West Texas
Buffalo Soldier
Sam Houston
Cattle that run out of control on a cattle drive
cattle trail
open range
cattle ranch
Stampede
Regulatory agency created to ensure that railroad business stays fair for all involved.
Texas Regulatory Commission
West Texas
James Hogg
Union Pacific Railroad
Used to transport cotton, cattle, and cargo to markets in the East
cars
steam boats
Railroads
helicopters
Frontier with a line of forts starting with Fort Worth to the west
East Texas
West Texas
Central Texas
South Texas
The growing, harvesting, and selling of cotton to the East and other countries
Tenant Farming
Subsistence Farming
Cotton Industry
Industrial Revolution
A design originated by the owner of the cattle burned in to cattle to identify the owners
Cattle Branding
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Drive
Cattle Trail
Created to keep cattle fenced in using barbs and ended the Open Range era. Invented by Joseph Glidden
hot wire fence
gate
Barbed wire fence
cedar fence
Paths taken by cattle drivers to get cattle to certain railroad towns to the North.
Cattle Brand
Cattle Drive
Cattle Ranch
Cattle Trail
Covered wagon that carried cooking supplies on the cattle trail
Red Wagon
Wagon Train
Chuck Wagon
Station wagon
Open cattle ranching without fences
Open Range
Cattle Trail
Cattle Drive
Cattle Trail
