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Cotton, Cattle, Railroad Assessment

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?
a)
Buffalo Hunters
b)
Red River Rebels
c)
Buffalo Soldiers
d)
Screaming Eagles
2.
I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches and the last Chief. Who am I?
a)
Pete Nacona
b)
Iron Jacket
c)
Cynthia Ann Parker
d)
Quanah Parker
3.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
b)
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
c)
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
d)
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.
4.
I am a former Texas Governor, Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Who am I?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Bose Ikard
c)
James Hogg
d)
Charles Goodnight
5.
The range wars between farmers and ranchers were conflicts over all of the following EXCEPT
a)
control of water rights
b)
the textiles industry
c)
use of barbed wire
d)
cattle driving
6.
What happens to Native American tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Most Indians join the U.S. Army
b)
Indians were displaced & forced to move onto Reservations
c)
Most moved to Canada
d)
Indians became cowboys & joined the cattle drives
7.

The growth of the railroads had all of the following EXCEPT --

a)

Windmills became important to power railroad engines

b)

Cattle drives and open ranges ended

c)

New cities grew up along the rail lines

d)

Texas moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming

8.

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

United States

9.

Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline.

a)

Age of Contact

b)

Civil War and Reconstruction

c)

Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

d)

Civil Rights and Conservatism

10.

What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?

a)

Indians and Mexicans

b)

Mexicans and French

c)

Chinese and Irish

d)

English and Spanish

11.

Who created the chuckwagon to feed his hungry cowboys on the trail?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Charles Goodnight

12.

What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?

a)

Cars and planes

b)

Books and water bottles

c)

cell phones and laptops

d)

Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads

13.

James Hogg fought against...

a)

Iran

b)

large corporations like railroads and insurance companies.

c)

everyone who disagreed with him, no matter what.

d)

the bad guys.

14.

Breed of cattle, known for their ability to withstand hot and cold as well as their massive horns.

a)

Longhorn

b)

Primo Pick

c)

Angus

d)

Charlee

15.
What vocabulary word means 'Dishonest or immoral?'
a)
Renegade
b)
Corrupt
c)
Felony
d)
Syndicate
16.
After the Civil War many ex-slaves were still associated with the agricultural industry.  What vocabulary word would describe these jobs?
a)
Ranchero
b)
Segregated
c)
Sharecropper/Tenant Farmer
d)
Quarantine
17.
Which of the following lists the selected historical eras in correct sequence? 
a)
Mexican National; Early statehood; Age of Contact; Spanish Colonial; Revolution & Republic;  Civil War & Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads
b)
Spanish Colonial; Mexican National; Revolution & Republic; Early Statehood; Civil War & Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads
c)
Early Statehood; Mexican National; Spanish Colonial; Revolution & Republic; Civil War & Reconstruction; Age of Contact
d)
Spanish Colonial; Revolution & Republic; Mexican National; Early Statehood; Civil War & Reconstruction; Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads
18.
Which American belief was one of the contributing factors behind the hostile relationships between American Indians and Texans? 
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Reconstruction Amendments
d)
A.  Gettysburg Address
19.
?????
Price of cattle fell ·  Blizzards and Droughts ·  Overgrazing ruined rangelands
What would be the best title?
a)
Problems with Cattle in East Texas
b)
Reasons that Texas switched to farming Cotton
c)
Results of railroads in West Texas
d)
Reasons for the decline of Ranching
20.

What does Manifest Destiny represent?

a)

Relocating the Native Americans

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Greediness

d)

Anglos taking over from sea to shining sea

21.

What is the Medicine Lodge Treaty?

a)

An attempt to end war between African Americans and Anglos

b)

It was an attempt to end the Indian Raids and move them onto reservations.

c)

It was an attempt to build peace between the Natives and Anglos

d)

It was an attempt to build peace between the Anglos and African Americans

22.

How did railroads change farming in Texas?

a)

farmers produced as many cash crops as possible

b)

farmers downsized crop sizes as the railroad was expensive

c)

farmers began growing new crops not previously grown

d)

farmers had to hire more laborers due to demand

23.

Why did the open range seize to exist?

a)

railroads made it possible to ship faster for less money

b)

farming became more popular

c)

the land became private land instead of public

d)

the animals would get hurt and some of them even ran away

24.

What happened to the population of the city that had a railroad in it? Choose 2

a)

The population decreased in the urban area

b)

The population increased in the urban area

c)

The population decreased in the rural area

d)

The population increased in the rural area

25.

What was part of the Army's strategy for defeating the Plain Indians?

a)

pay the Indians to leave their hunting grounds and live on reservations 

b)

destroy the herds of buffalo, which was a source of the Indians’ food and supplies  

c)

hire soldiers from other countries to join the army in their fight against the Indians 

d)

None of these are correct.

26.
How did the climate in west Texas effect its economic development and farming techniques?
a)
Threat of thunderstorms and hail make it difficult to farm in this area.
b)
Hurricanes damaged farms and railroads in the area, so few businesses are there.
c)
The region is too naturally dry and desert like, so irrigation was needed.
d)
The humid conditions made it perfect for faming cotton.
27.
The availability of large amounts of land, plentiful supply of wild Longhorn, and what other factor led to the expansion of the Texas frontier?
a)
Introduction of the black and white dairy cow
b)
Funding for public education
c)
Demand for beef in eastern and northern U.S.
d)
Building Fort Bliss in west Texas
28.
Cotton was "king" in which region of Texas?
a)
Texas Panhandle
b)
West Texas
c)
East Texas
d)
North Texas
29.

This invention by Eli Whitney increased cotton production in Texas

a)

The Cotton Mill

b)

The Cotton Gin

c)

The Cotton Smith

30.

In addition to the cotton fibers, farmers can also sell the _________ and _________

a)

Cotton hulls and cottonseed oil

b)

Cotton husks and cotton stalks

c)

Cotton milk and cotton greens

31.

Which of the following describes a "Boom/Bust" cycle?

a)

A period of great profits followed by more profits

b)

A period of great profits followed by a downward trend

c)

A period of low profits followed by great profits

d)

A period of increased waffle production

32.
How did windmills help turn thousands of desolate acres into productive land for cattle, farms, and towns in the 1800's?
a)
windmills pumped water from underground sources for animals and crops
b)
windmills showed settlers how hard the wind was blowing on certain days
c)
windmills were historical sites that brought thousands of tourists every year
d)
windmills provided electricity to dozens of homes, farms, and towns in Texas
33.
The demand for beef ______ in the years immediately following the Civil War.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
34.
The man who invented the cotton gin was...
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Michael Rodriguez
c)
Francis Weber
d)
Eli Whitney
35.
This is the location of the first textile mills and where the Industrial Revolution was born.
a)
England
b)
America
c)
France
d)
China
36.
Many years after cotton first became our number one cash crop, a small insect migrated into America and threatened the cotton crops in South Carolina.  What was this insect called?
a)
Praying mantis
b)
boll weevil
c)
striped earwig
d)
duscane moth
37.
Which trail stretched from San Antonio and Abeline, Texas to Kansas? 
a)
The Chisolm Trail
b)
The Great Western Trail
38.
What was the purpose of the Texas Rangers?
a)
To defend the frontier from Mexican Attacks
b)
To fight lawlessness along the border with Mexico
c)
To defend the frontier from Indian Raids
d)
All of the Above
39.
How did the United States army defeat hostile Indians and drive them out of the frontier?
a)
They used sharpshooters to assassinate Indian chiefs
b)
They killed thousands of buffalo in order to cut off their means of support
c)
They joined forces with Mexican troops and attacked Indian settlements simultaneously. 
d)
They did not, the Indians defeated the United States army.
40.
Two breeds of cattle brought by the Spanish and Anglos combined to produce___________________
a)
The Texas Longhorn
b)
The Texas Bison
c)
The Texas Rangers
d)
The Texas Steer
41.
What is commercial agriculture?
a)
Growing crops to sell
b)
Growing crops to eat
c)
Growing too many crops
d)
Not growing enough crops
42.
Which immigrant group came to the United States due to a devastating potato famine?
a)
Chinese
b)
Germans
c)
Irish
d)
Mexican
43.

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way goods and people were transported?

a)

Telephone

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Cotton Gin

44.

How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?

a)

Cotton was made faster.

b)

Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.

c)

It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.

d)

all of the above

45.

Who invented the steel plow?

a)

John Deere

b)

James McCormick

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Mrs. Schultz (obviously)

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