WorksheetsCotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Westward Expansion Day 8 Warm-Up
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 26mins
Based on the graph, what was the characteristic of population patterns in Texas in the years following the Civil War?
Texans migrated from rural towns to urban areas
The numbers of Texas began a trend of increasing
West Texas became more populated than East Texas
Immigrants to Texas outnumbered native born Texans
Based on the information in the excerpt above the invention of barbed wire was influenced by----
a need to keep pigs in pens
the use of natural fenced in the past
writings of earlier inventors of fences
drawings created by farmers on the Great Plains
Who am I?
Iron Jacket
Quanah Parker
John Wallace
Peta Nocona
Based on the map, in which region of Texas was the most of the cotton industry located by the late nineteenth century?
Panhanlde
Central Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mountains and Basins
Which conclusion accurately describes the change in cotton production in Texas during the 1930s and 1940s?
Cotton farms moved closer to cities
Fewer acres were planted for cotton
farmers increased prices for cotton
cotton production per acre increased
From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?
drilling for oil and developing an export economy
cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes
Women and African Americans fighting for civil rights
Indpendence from Mexico and democratic government
An end to the traditional lifestyle of many American Indians came about during the Reconstruction when -----
a majority of the tribes adopted Christianity
the last tribes moved westward to find buffalo
a number of tribes established large ranches
the last bands of tribes were moved to reservations
In addition to the availability of land, which factor facilitated the settlement of the Texas Frontier?
increased investment in schools
demand for beef in eastern states
establishment of forts in West Texas
legislation passed to forbid use of barbed wire
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
much of land used for grazing was destroyed in the war
farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing
the demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth to the industry
the loss in the confederacy brought many cowboys to the cattle industry
The range wards of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by------
sharecroppers claiming public lands
ranchers fencing land with barbed wire
immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas
railroad companies building on American Indian lands
One consequence of the use of the barbed wired on the frontier of Texas included-----
the introduction of rodeos
the end of cattle drives
a decline in the number of cattle ranches
an increase in conflicts with American Indian Tribes
The introduction of windmills allowed farmers and ranchers in West Texas to----
provide electricity to the region
create early air conditioning for homes
generate wind power to run farm equipment
irrigate crops without having access to a river
