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Unit 8 Vocabulary TEST

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The team of men moving cattle from ranches to railroad towns-

a)

cattle drive

b)

native reservation

c)

Buffalo soldiers

d)

railroads

2.

Populist Governor of Texas that founded the Texas Railroad Commission

a)

West Texas

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

James Hogg

d)

Sam Houston

3.

Disputes and conflicts over grazing land and water rights?

a)

cattle drive

b)

cattle trail

c)

Texas Railroad Commission

d)

Range Wars

4.

Land granted to Native American tribes by U.S. Government

a)

cattle drive

b)

native reservation

c)

range wars

d)

cattle trail

5.

Gathering of livestock for cattle drives usually held in a pen

a)

roundup

b)

cattle trail

c)

open range

d)

cattle drive

6.

Uses wind to pump water out of the ground for irrigation of crops

a)

stampede

b)

barbed wire fence

c)

windmill

d)

subsistence farming

7.

Farms that grow just enough food for the family

a)

tenet farming

b)

subsistence farming

c)

commercial farming

d)

agriculture

8.

Ranches where cattle were raised before being taken to market by cattle drives

a)

open range

b)

cattle drive

c)

chuck wagon

d)

cattle ranch

9.

Name given to African American soldiers serving on the frontier.

a)

James Hogg

b)

West Texas

c)

Buffalo Soldier

d)

Sam Houston

10.

Cattle that run out of control on a cattle drive

a)

cattle trail

b)

open range

c)

cattle ranch

d)

Stampede

11.

Regulatory agency created to ensure that railroad business stays fair for all involved.

a)

Texas Regulatory Commission

b)

West Texas

c)

James Hogg

d)

Union Pacific Railroad

12.

Used to transport cotton, cattle, and cargo to markets in the East

a)

cars

b)

steam boats

c)

Railroads

d)

helicopters

13.

Frontier with a line of forts starting with Fort Worth to the west

a)

East Texas

b)

West Texas

c)

Central Texas

d)

South Texas

14.

The growing, harvesting, and selling of cotton to the East and other countries

a)

Tenant Farming

b)

Subsistence Farming

c)

Cotton Industry

d)

Industrial Revolution

15.

A design originated by the owner of the cattle burned in to cattle to identify the owners

a)

Cattle Branding

b)

Cattle Ranch

c)

Cattle Drive

d)

Cattle Trail

16.

Created to keep cattle fenced in using barbs and ended the Open Range era. Invented by Joseph Glidden

a)

hot wire fence

b)

gate

c)

Barbed wire fence

d)

cedar fence

17.

Paths taken by cattle drivers to get cattle to certain railroad towns to the North.

a)

Cattle Brand

b)

Cattle Drive

c)

Cattle Ranch

d)

Cattle Trail

18.

Covered wagon that carried cooking supplies on the cattle trail

a)

Red Wagon

b)

Wagon Train

c)

Chuck Wagon

d)

Station wagon

19.

Open cattle ranching without fences

a)

Open Range

b)

Cattle Trail

c)

Cattle Drive

d)

Cattle Trail