Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

Buffalo Soldiers

Farmers

Indians

Cowboys

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

Spain

England

France

United States

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

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

45 sec

1 pt

Who created the chuckwagon to feed his hungry cowboys on the trail?

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Sam Houston

Charles Goodnight

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?

Tejanos

Native American Tribes

American Soldiers

Mexican Citizens

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

45 sec

1 pt

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

45 sec

1 pt

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

45 sec

1 pt

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

1 min

1 pt

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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