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- 1. Multiple Choice
Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?
Buffalo Soldiers
Farmers
Indians
Cowboys
- 2. Multiple Choice
What city was established in 1887 as a tent city by Ft. Worth and Denver City Railroad workers?
Amarillo
Midland
Lubbock
Odessa
- 3. Multiple Choice
What region of Texas was the main location of the Red River War fought?
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
- 4. Multiple Choice
Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?
Dangers on an oil rig
Dangers during the battle of the Alamo
Dangers on a Cattle Drive
Dangers of farming
- 5. Multiple Choice
Last chief of the Comanche, mother's name was Cynthia, he led raids against Buffalo hunters.
Sitting Bull
James Hogg
Quanah Parker
Buffalo Bill
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.
Barbed Wire
Wooden Fence
Metal Fence
Wooden Post
- 7. Multiple Choice
What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?
Kept the Indians off the land
Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers
Caused too much damage to horses
Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire
- 8. Multiple Choice
Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....
Peace Talks
Range Wars
Elections
Celebrations
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?
Spain
England
France
United States
- 10. Multiple Choice
Under the Texas Legal system, it's a felony to do what?
Be nice to Farmers
Paint a cow different colors
Be nice to Ranchers
Cut a barbed wire fence
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline.
Age of Contact
Civil War and Reconstruction
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
Civil Rights and Conservatism
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?
Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives
Less discrimination on the open range
Less discrimination in the city
Indians were more friendly on the open range
- 13. Multiple Choice
What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?
Indians and Mexicans
Mexicans and French
Chinese and Irish
English and Spanish
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who created the chuckwagon to feed his hungry cowboys on the trail?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Sam Houston
Charles Goodnight
- 15. Multiple Choice
"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?
Tejanos
Native American Tribes
American Soldiers
Mexican Citizens
- 16. Multiple Choice
During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?
Farmers purchased all the cattle
Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range
Indians were stealing all the cattle
Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers
- 17. Multiple Choice
He was the first Native Governor of Texas, and he reformed the railroads.
James Hogg
Sam Houston
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
- 18. Multiple Choice
What significant effect did the Red River War have on the Texas Panhandle?
Texans moved back to Spain
Native Americans moved to England
People moved to the Texas Panhandle as it was open for settlement
Native Americans moved to Mexico
- 19. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War and Red River War, why did farmers and ranchers move to west Texas?
To grow cotton in the Mountains and Basins Region
To find gold in Texas
To take back the Texas Republic from the United States
To take advantage of profitable grazing land in the Texas Panhandle
- 20. Multiple Choice
What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?
Cars and planes
Books and water bottles
cell phones and laptops
Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads
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