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Cotton, Cattle and Railroads

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Urbanization is..

a)

the process of increasing human settlement in cities

b)

the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth

c)

the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.

2.

This is how cattle were identified. The mark was registered and could only be used by one rancher. This was a legal mark of ownership and the only method of sorting the cattle by the owner when they were rounded up. A hot iron was heated and used to mark the cattle.

a)

lariat

b)

chaps

c)

brand

3.

These animals were valuable for their thick hides which were used to make leather. Leather was used to make clothing, saddles and all sorts of gear. They were also valuable for their tallow, or fat, as well as their meat.

a)

brand

b)

barbed wire

c)

bedroll

d)

cattle industry

4.

This invention allowed fences to be built across the open prairies of West Texas. As land owners began fencing their properties, it became more difficult to drive cattle.

a)

Brand

b)

Barbed Wire

c)

Chaps

d)

Bedroll

5.

These were blankets rolled up and carried for sleeping

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Chaps

c)

Bedroll

d)

Lariat

6.

These were made with high heels to keep them from slipping through saddle stirrups and as a brace in roping. Soles are usually slick leather to keep them from catching when dismounting.

a)

Bedroll

b)

Lariat

c)

barbed wire

d)

Cowboy Boots

7.

They were leggins worn by cowboys as protection against the brush and weather and usually made of leather.

a)

Chaps

b)

longhorn

c)

Vaquero

d)

Lariat

8.

This item is made with a four to six inch brim, acts as an umbrella in stormy weather, and a shade from the sun in hot weather.

a)

Lariat

b)

Cowboy hat

c)

barbed wire

d)

chap

9.

What is a lariat?

a)

a long rope of braided rawhide. The rope has a loop or eye attached at one end through which the other end runs.

b)

Acts as an umbrella in stormy weather and shade from the sun in hot weather.

c)

Made with high heels to keep them from slipping through saddles stirrups and as a brace in roping.

10.

This is a kerchief or scarf worn at the neck, sometimes elaborately knotted. It is usually large and most often made of silk. It is used for warmth in the winter and protection from the dust in the summer.

a)

Cowboy hat

b)

lariat

c)

Cowboy boots

d)

Wild Rag

11.

This specific breed of cattle in Texas are characterized by their large horns, which can span over 6 feet. Spanish in origin, they adapted to life in the harsh environment of Texas.

a)

Spotted Cattle

b)

Moo Cattle

c)

Longhorn

d)

Red Angus

12.

Subsistence farming is...

a)

the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one's family group.

b)

the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit.

c)

the process of increasing human settlement in cities.

13.

What is the Spanish term for a cowboy?

a)

Taquero

b)

Vaquero

c)

Comanchera

14.

What is commercial farming?

a)

the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one's family group.

b)

the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit.

c)

the process of increasing human settlement in cities.

15.

What are settlement patterns?

a)

the practice of growing enough crops to provide for one's family group.

b)

the practice of growing surplus crops to sell for profit.

c)

The spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth

16.

True or False: Cotton was a cash crop and became the basis of the Southern economy and helped finance the Confederacy during the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Why was the windmill an important invention?

a)

Because the ground in the Panhandle was rough and difficult to plow.

b)

It helped fertilize and break up the hard soil in West Texas.

c)

The wind generated pumps that pulled ground water to the surface from deep below which helped keep plants from dying in droughts.

18.

Why was there a cotton boom?

a)

Factories in the North needed it to make clothes and other goods and cottonseed was processed into cottonseed oil which was used to cook and make home remedies.

b)

Cotton was the only thing farmers knew how to grow.

c)

Other crops such as wheat and corn were hard to grow.

19.

What factors contributed to the Cotton Bust?

a)

The supply of cotton overtook the demand and after decades too much cotton was grown.

b)

The price of cotton dropped

c)

Natural disasters such as droughts which killed crops.

d)

A beetle called a boll weevil attached the cotton crops by eating the cotton buds and flowers, destroying the crop.

20.

This invention by Eli Whitney increased cotton production in Texas

a)

Cotton smith

b)

Cotton mill

c)

Cotton gin

21.

After the cotton was harvested, where was it sent to?

a)

Factories in the North East.

b)

Plantations

c)

boom towns

22.

The high demand for cotton after the Civil War created a...

a)

Indian War

b)

increase in inventions

c)

Cotton Boom

d)

Cotton Bust

23.

Some of the reasons for the cotton bust include...

a)

The growth of railroads and of windmills

b)

drought and boll weevils

c)

a decrease in the cost of land

24.

Cotton farming was benefited by the inventions of...

a)

railroads and cattle trails

b)

barbed wire and the automobile

c)

windmills and the steel plow

25.

In addition to the cotton fibers, farmers can also sell the...

a)

cotton hulls and cottonseed oil

b)

cotton husks and cotton stalks

c)

cotton milk and cotton greens.

26.

A cotton boom and bust could be described as...

a)

the cycle of growing and selling cotton to factories in the East.

b)

an increase in sales and then a decrease in sales

c)

the impact of steel plow on the land in West Texas.

27.

Why were the railroads important to Texas?

a)

Made it easy to move the cattle quicker to the markets in the East.

b)

Helped the Texas economy grow

c)

It was not important

d)

reduced the costs and improved the times of transporting people and goods

28.

Why did American Indians attack the railroads?

a)

To prevent the westward movement of trains into Indian territory. To keep American settlers from settling in the West and onto tribal territory.

b)

Because they thought it was fun

c)

Because they had nothing else to do

d)

To prevent buffalo hunters from coming out West to hunt the buffalo herds which were the main food supply for American Indians.

29.

What are the 4 cattle trails in Texas?

a)

1) Austin Trail

2) Houston Trail

3) Goodnight-Loving Trail

4) Buffalo Trail

b)

1) Shawnee Trail

2) Western Trail

3) Chisholm Trail

4) Goodnight-Loving Trail

c)

1) Chisholm Trail

2) Western Trail

3) San Antonio Trail

4) Goodmorning-Loving Trail

d)

1) Chisholm Trail

2) Buffalo Trail

3) Cotton Trail

4) Shawnee Trail

30.

How did the Buffalo Soldiers get their name?

a)

From the U.S Army commanders

b)

From American Indians who though their hair resembled that of the buffalo's fur and for their bravery.

c)

It was given to them by the President

d)

It was given to them by buffalo hunters

31.

What role did Quanah Parker have in the Frontier Wars?

a)

He was a scout for the U.S Army who helped the army track down and fight American Indians.

b)

Was the last chief of the Comanche in Texas and joined Satanta and fought against the U.S Army, trying to protect tribal land from settlers and buffalo hunters.

c)

Was a congressman from Texas who helped the U.S Army move American Indians onto reservations

32.

What did the Buffalo Soldiers do?

a)

drove the cattle to markets in cow towns.

b)

They were sent to Washington D.C to protect the president

c)

They maintained garrisons, patrolled the frontier, constructed roads, provided protection for mail trains, and dealt with civilian problems and military duties.

33.

True or False: The Buffalo Soldiers distinguished themselves in military actions against the Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Sioux and Arapaho.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The Medicine Lodge Treaty forced which tribes to reservations?

a)

Southern Cheyenne, Comanche, Sioux and Arapaho

b)

Comanche, Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute

c)

Arapaho, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne and Comanche

d)

Kiowa, Comanche, Seminole and Arapaho

35.

What did the Treaty of Medicine Lodge state the U. S. Government would provide on the

reservations?

a)

food and supplies

b)

horses

c)

Clothing and teepees

36.

Based on the Treaty of Medicine Lodge, where were the tribes allowed to hunt as long as the buffalo were there?

a)

South of the Red River

b)

South of the Canadian River

c)

South of the Arkansas River

d)

South of the Nueces River

37.

Who was the last chief of the Comanches in Texas?

a)

Crazy Horse

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Satanta

d)

Quanah Parker

38.

The first battle of Adobe Walls was an effort by the U.S Army to...

a)

Make peace with the American Indian tribes

b)

stop Comanche and Kiowa raids on the Santa Fe wagon trains.

c)

Force the American Indian tribes to surrender and go to the reservations.

39.

Who was the Kiowa war chief?

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Satanta

d)

Quanah Parker

40.

True or False: The Second Battle of Adobe Walls was a major defeat for the Plains tribes as they were unable to defeat the long range guns used by the U.S army and were forced to retreat.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What was the goal of the U.S Army during the Red River Wars?

a)

to make peace with the Plains tribes.

b)

to attack and either kill them or drive them onto the reservations

c)

to make every American settler move off of the tribal lands claimed by different Plains tribes.

42.

What led to the end of the culture and

way of life for the Southern Plains tribes in Texas.

a)

The defeat of the Plains tribes at the Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

The defeat of the Plains tribes at The Battle of Adobe Walls

c)

The defeat of the Plains tribes at The Second Battle of Adobe Walls

d)

The defeat of the Plains tribes during the Red River Wars

43.

Fill in the blank: The Chisholm Trail connected Texas _______ to the rest of the nation

a)

historically

b)

industrially

c)

agriculturally

d)

economically

44.

True or False: Ranching and raising beef cattle has been a major industry In Texas for over 300 years

a)

False

b)

True

45.

Who brought the longhorn cattle to Texas in the 1690s?

a)

French

b)

Germans

c)

Americans

d)

Spanish

46.

True or False: During the 1880s fence cutting became a problem as barbed wire fences were cut down to allow cattle or sheep herds access to water and fresh grass.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What was Texas Fever?

a)

A disease many Texans caught and killed hundreds during the 1870s

b)

a tick infestation carried by the longhorns

48.

On which trail were cattle gathered in South Texas and driven north through Austin, Waco and Dallas, across the Red River through eastern Oklahoma ending at the railheads in St. Louis, St. Joseph and Kansas City in Missouri?

a)

Shawnee Trail

b)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

c)

Western Trail

d)

Chisholm Trail

49.

Which trail went from the Waco area, through Fort Wort, and north to Oklahoma to Abilene, Kansas?

a)

Shawnee Trail

b)

Chisholm Trail

c)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

d)

Western Trail

50.

Which cattle trail went from South Texas to Dodge City, Kansas and from there to Fort Robinson, Nebraska?

a)

Shawnee Trail

b)

Chisholm Trail

c)

Western Trail

d)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

51.

Which cattle trail went from the Hill Country to cross and follow the Pecos River through New Mexico, heading north through Colorado to Wyoming?

a)

Chisholm Trail

b)

Shawnee Trail

c)

Western Trail

d)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

52.

What two inventions helped the population of Texas grow and led to the close of the frontier?

a)

windmills and barbed wire

b)

cattle brands and lariats

c)

the automobile and radio

d)

the printing press and steel

53.

What era is characterized by the economic development of the cotton and cattle industries in Texas, facilitated by the building of railroads?

a)

Mexican National Era

b)

Civil War and Reconstruction

c)

Age of Oil

d)

Cotton, Cattle and Railroads

54.

What was NOT an effect of westward expansion on American Indians?

a)

Battles were fought between Comanche, Apaches, Kiowas and the US Army.

b)

American Indians were forced to live on Reservations in Oklahoma

c)

Their food source, bison/buffalo, became almost extinct due to buffalo hunters.

d)

American Indians became Buffalo Soldiers to protect their land. Battles were fought between Comanche, Apaches, Kiowas and the

55.

Who was the last Chief of the Comanches and a skilled warrior. He eventually surrendered after evading capture by the U.S. cavalry and assimilated to American culture. He influenced other American Indians to do the same.

a)

Satanta

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Quanah Parker

d)

Crazy Horse

56.

BEFORE the Civil War, longhorn cattle...

a)

did not exist in America.

b)

were roaming freely and mixing with other cattle in Texas.

c)

being hunted to near extinction by the Native Americans.

57.

AFTER the Civil War the price of cattle increased significantly, which attracted ranchers into the business. This resulted in a...

a)

Cattle Bust

b)

Cattle Boom

58.

Because of the cattle boom, long cattle drives began from Texas to Kansas, Colorado, and Missouri creating cattle trails. Which of the following was NOT a famous cattle trail in Texas?

a)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

b)

Sabine Trail

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Shawnee Trail

59.

What is a cattle drive?

a)

A factory where cattle are taken to be slaughtered for meat.

b)

Cowboys would walk cattle north to the railroads and load them on a train headed north.

60.

Which of the following was NOT a large ranch in Texas after the Civil War?

a)

XIT Ranch

b)

King Ranch

c)

JA Ranch

d)

Panhandle Ranch

61.

What led the cattle boom to wane by the 1880s?

a)

barbed wire

b)

Cattle were losing weight after walking the long trails.

c)

Kansas enacted laws forbidding Texas cattle to enter the state.

d)

All of the above

62.

What happened in the winter of 1886-1887 that was a final blow to the cattle boom?

a)

The Texas Railroad Commission stopped allowed cattle on trains.

b)

Beef was made illegal.

c)

Harsh weather caused the death of many cattle.

63.

What inventions allowed cattle ranchers to raise livestock in fenced pastures?

a)

barbed wire

b)

windmills

c)

Answers 1 and 2

d)

cotton gin

64.

This organization gave farmers a social setting in which they could get to know each other and share information about crops and livestock. It also pressured leaders to end unfair railroad practices.

a)

The Grange(Patrons of Husbandry)

b)

The Texas Railroad Comission

c)

Farmers Only Society

65.

As Texas Attorney General, and Governor, he worked at reforming big business fighting to protect citizens from unjust businesses practices. He also supported the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission that protected citizens from unfair practices by railroads.

a)

Quanah Parker

b)

James Hogg

c)

Charles Goodnight

d)

Satanta

66.

This was Fencing that prevented cattle and other animals from destroying crops.

a)

windmills

b)

cotton gin

c)

barbed wire

67.

What was the function of the cotton gin?

a)

It removed the seeds from cotton.

b)

It picked cotton off the plant.

c)

It wove cotton into cloth.

d)

It washed the cotton

68.

What are Range wars?

a)

Native Americans would break into farms and steal livestock.

b)

Farmers and ranchers battles between each other by cutting/destroying fences and burning land. This led to gunfights.

c)

Cowboys fought over supplies, horses and cattle.

69.

When _________ were invented, farmers and ranchers were able to water their crops and animals on their own property without having access to a river or aquifer.

a)

cotton gin

b)

barbed wire

c)

windmills

d)

lariats

70.

Due to the growth of the _______________ in Texas, people were able to travel, live, and create new businesses in all areas of Texas, including South and West Texas, and they were able to transport crops and cattle across Texas and the United States.

a)

cities

b)

riverboat industry

c)

cattle industry

d)

railroads