WorksheetsNative Wars/Cotton/Cattle/RR/Oil
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the main reason tribes like the Comanche did not approve of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge?
They wanted to be closer to the railroads.
Because they hate the Oklahoma government.
They did not want to give up their lifestyle of hunting and moving.
They feared more wars between tribes.
What caused the U.S. to declare a "total war" on the Native Americans?
The fact that peace was not possible.
Because of the buffalo soldiers.
Because of Sam Houston.
Because ALL the Natives finally moved to reservations.
Buffalo Soldiers?
Native American group in the U.S. Army.
African American soldiers in the U.S. Army.
African Americans who joined the Native Americans.
Soldiers who died at Medicine Lodge
What was the main goal of the United States' goal of "total war" during the Red River wars?
To move Natives to Albuquerque, NM.
To finally bring peace to all Native Tribes.
To force Native Americans on to reservations.
To use airplanes to bomb the fighting Native Tribes
The extermination of the Buffaloes?
Led to the defeat of the Native Tribes, forcing them to go to reservations.
Caused the biggest oil boom in Texas.
Caused the Native Americans to use cattle instead.
Who was sent to Texas to see what was going on with the issues involving Plains Natives?
Sam Houston
Quanah Parker
William Tecumseh Sherman
Santa Anna
What was NOT one of the issues faced by Native Americans on reservations?
Poor soil for farming
Supplies that was sent would not be enough.
They did not like the lunch food at the schools they built.
Supplies that was sent would be stolen or not make it to them.
What was NOT one of the overall outcomes for the Native Americans in the Native wars
Decrease of population
Loss of their culture and lifestyle
Being forced onto reservations
Getting to live on better land
What did the discovery of oil do for the economy of Texas?
It created a stronger economy and an industry that is still important today.
Texas experienced an oil bust.
The oil industry eventually ended because of lack of workers.
The oil industry ended as all the oil is gone.
What happened at Spindletop?
Spindletop led to the largest oil boom ever.
Spindletop was the best cattle trail to take for cowboys.
Spindletop was the more successful railway company ever.
Spindletop was the code name for Native American reservations.
How did railroads help the growth of Texas?
It limited where people could live in Texas, as railroads took up too much room.
It made it harder to get cattle to the Northeast.
Building railroads took too long to build as it costed too much money.
It helped grow more towns and cities in Texas.
Why was the cattle industry significant to Texas?
It became a larger piece of the Texas economy.
Ranching has always been around so it had no impact.
Zero cattle were sold from Texas because of "Texas fever"
No one wanted to eat buffalo.
Transcontinental Railroad?
It directly led to the invention of airplanes.
It was never completed because of the Civil War.
Ended up destroying the U.S. economy.
Connected both West and East together through railroads.
What was the end destination for cattle trails/cattle drives?
To California to trade cattle for gold.
To Native Americans to repay them for buffalo.
The railroads to take cattle to the Northeast.
To the gulf coast to ship cattle to Europe.
Which of the following contributed to the end of cattle drives?
Barbed wire.
The discovery of oil.
The extermination of all cattle.
What was an additional factor that led to the end of cattle drives.
Too many buffalo.
Railroads.
Native Americans captured all the cattle.
Too many cattle had Kansas Fever.
