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WorksheetsCotton, Cattle, Railroads
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What animal was used by the Indians as a source of food, clothing, shelter, tools, and more?
the deer
the buffalo
the bear
What did most of the Texas Rangers do during the Civil War?
they moved to California and became gold miners
they started robbing banks and stealing cattle
they remained in Texas to protect the frontier, as they’d always done
they joined the Confederate Army and fought in the war
What did the Plains Indians agree to in the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek?
they agreed to only attack the settlements that appeared on their land
they agreed to live on reservations and stop raiding Texan settlements
they agreed to move to Mexico and attack the settlements there
NONE of these answers are correct
Which of these men was the Comanche chief who continued to raid Texas settlements?
Quentin Porter
Quaid Puller
Quanah Parker
Quigley Piper
What was the nickname that the Plains Indians gave to the African American cavalry fighters?
Thundering Warriors
Wandering Horsemen
Prairie Troops
Buffalo Soldiers
Who originally formed the Texas Rangers in 1823 to protect the settlements of Texas?
Santa Anna
David G. Burnet
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Stephen F. Austin
What was the purpose of the cattle drive?
to move the diseased cows out of Texas
to move cows north to railroad connections, and then to markets for profit
to move the cows onto reservations for the Indians to hunt
NONE of these are correct
Which of these terms means “growing crops to sell for a profit”?
crop profiting
commercial agriculture
money farming
profit growth
How did the expanding railroads in Texas help the Texas economy?
they allowed farmers and ranchers to move their goods to market quickly
they brought workers to Texas [who would spend their pay in Texas]
they boosted the lumber industry [wood to build tracks and trains]
ALL of these answers are correct
In the late 1800s, many women in Texas were fighting for “suffrage”, which is their right to -
own property
attend college
vote
serve on a jury
What was the most important crop grown in Texas? [hint: it was grown exclusively for profit]
cotton
carrots
corn
cabbage
After Reconstruction, Democrats in Texas regained power and wrote a new state Constitution in the year -
1869
1876
1881
1883
Where were the cattle drives headed?
north, to the railroads
south, to Mexico
east, to markets in Florida
west, to California
While cities were centers of education, culture, and economic activity, there were also problems that were created by the rising populations. What was a challenge faced by the cities?
they were overcrowded
water was unclean
crime was on the rise
ALL of these answers are correct
What was the U.S. Army’s strategy for defeating the Plains Indians?
hire soldiers from other countries to attack the Indians repeatedly
offer to pay the Indians $5000 each if they would move to reservations
destroy the Indians’ villages and destroy the herds of buffalo
block the rivers and stop the flow of water on Indian land
What was the “open range”?
the nickname given to the war fought between the U.S. Army and the Plains Indians
an area of Texas that was considered sacred ground to the Plains Indians
public land that was used to raise cattle during this time period
NONE of these answers are correct
Who brought the first cattle to Texas?
Mexican friars
Anglo settlers
French traders
Spanish explorers
Which statement about a typical cattle drive is TRUE?
a drive needed about a dozen cowboys
a drive could travel 10 to 15 miles a day
a drive could move 3000 cows at a time
ALL of these statements are true
The largest ranch in Texas [with more than 3 million acres] was the -
King Ranch in South Texas
Shoe Bar Ranch in West Texas
JA Ranch in East Texas
XIT Ranch in North Texas
What problem did the invention of barbed wire create?
fence-cutting wars between ranchers and farmers, requiring the Texas Rangers help
disagreements over the best use of the wire [either a weapon or a type of clothing]
the wire attracted lightning strikes, which happened often in West Texas
NONE of these answers are correct
