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WorksheetsCattle Cotton & Railroads Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which of the following factors was MOST effective in preventing the settlement of West Texas?
distance
hot temperatures
poor, rocky soil
Native American attacks
The growth of the railroads had all of the following EXCEPT --
Windmills became important to power railroad engines
Cattle drives and open ranges ended
New cities grew up along the rail lines
Texas moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming
Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?
Buffalo Soldiers
Farmers
Indians
Cowboys
What region of Texas was the main location of the Red River War fought?
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.
Barbed Wire
Wooden Fence
Metal Fence
Wooden Post
What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?
Kept the Indians off the land
Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers
Caused too much damage to horses
Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire
Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....
Peace Talks
Range Wars
Elections
Celebrations
Under the Texas Legal system, it's a felony to do what?
Be nice to Farmers
Paint a cow different colors
Be nice to Ranchers
Cut a barbed wire fence
Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?
Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives
Less discrimination on the open range
Less discrimination in the city
Indians were more friendly on the open range
What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?
Indians and Mexicans
Mexicans and French
Chinese and Irish
English and Spanish
During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?
Farmers purchased all the cattle
Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range
Indians were stealing all the cattle
Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers
What significant effect did the Red River War have on the Texas Panhandle?
Texans moved back to Spain
Native Americans moved to England
People moved to the Texas Panhandle as it was open for settlement
Native Americans moved to Mexico
What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?
Cars and planes
Books and water bottles
cell phones and laptops
Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads
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
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
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
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
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
Which of the following best describes the life of a cowboy?
Pay was low, hours long, and life was hard and dangerous
Showdowns and gunfights were common
Most of their time was spent in cow towns
Hunting indians and protecting white settlements
Which technology allowed for the easier transport of goods, and immigration to west Texas?
Steamboats
Automobiles
Railroads
Telegraphs
An undeveloped area, wilderness
desert
valley
frontier
city
