Unit 8 Vocab Practice

Front

Frightened animals running in packs

Back

Stampedes

Front

Wilderness at the edge of a settled area

Back

Frontier

Front

A place where cattle are kept before shipping

Back

Stockyard

Front

First Texas-born governor, elected for railroad regulation, established the Texas Railroad Commission in 1891.

Back

James Hogg

Front

Spanish term for cowboy

Back

Vaquero

Front

Comanche leader who settled disputes between Native Americans and the US Government

Back

Quanah Parker

Front

A cattle drive operator

Back

Drover

Front

A person who handles horses in a cattle drive

Back

Wrangler

Front

Rule or law made by authority.

Back

Regulation

Front

African American fighter on the frontier

Back

Buffalo Soldier