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TX - Cotton, Cattle, RR - Part1 - 2023

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these Native American tribes fought against the U.S. Army in the late 1800s as white settlers continued to expand westward?

a)

Comanche

b)

Apache

c)

Kiowa

d)

ALL of these are correct

2.

What name was given to the African American soldiers who were in the 9th and 10th Cavalry and fought against the Native Americans in West Texas?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Freedom Fighters

c)

Indian Crew

d)

Horse Troops

3.

CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

Quanah Parker was -

a)

the last chief of the Comanches

b)

a skilled warrior whose tribe roamed West Texas

c)

the son of Cynthia Ann Parker [an Anglo woman who was captured by Comanches as a child]

d)

the inventor of the automobile

e)

the first Native American to serve as Governor of Texas

4.

READ the passage provided. Then answer the question:

Which of these phrases from the passage is the BEST example of how the cattle industry has adjusted to recent changes in the economy?

a)

"the market for cattle has decreased"

b)

"high cost of feed"

c)

"dropping sales prices"

d)

"found a new way to make money"

5.

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

Barbed wire was invented during this time period as a way to build cheap fences. Where would you most likely see a barbed wire fence in the 1800s?

a)

on a ranch in the Texas frontier

b)

along the banks of a fast-flowing river

c)

around the local school or playground

d)

next to a library or hospital

6.

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

The Texas cattle industry will see a HUGE boost in the years after the Civil War because people in the eastern U.S. want -

a)

beef

b)

leather boots

c)

lots of milk

d)

hooves melted down for glue

7.

REVIEW - Age of Contact

CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

The first cattle in Texas arrived in the 1500s on the ships of Spanish explorers named -

a)

Pineda

b)

Coronado

c)

Polk

d)

Austin

e)

Houston

8.

REVIEW - Natural Texas and Its People

Look at the map provided. Which region has various landforms such as mountains, plateaus, basins, and deserts?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

REVIEW - Natural Texas and Its People

Why are water resources such an important factor in the dry areas of West Texas?

a)

West Texas does not get much rainfall because of its distance from the Gulf of Mexico

b)

Too many rivers flow through West Texas and quickly take the water out of the area

c)

Cold temperatures in West Texas cause the multiple ponds and lakes to freeze

d)

NONE of these are correct

10.

READ the passage provided. Then answer the question.

Before the invention of "barbed wire", what did Texans use to fence in their land?

a)

stone and wood fences

b)

mud fences

c)

thorny hedges of Osage orange or bois d'arc

d)

ALL of these are correct