Unit 9 Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads Test I

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Which ERA in Texas history is associated with Cattle Drives? Options: Mexican National (1824-1835), Revolution and Republic (1836-1845), Cotton, Cattle, Railroads (1860-1920), Contemporary Texas (1939-Present)

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Cotton, Cattle, Railroads (1860-1920)

Front

Quanah Parker is significant to Texas history because he --

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He was the last chief of the Quahadas Comanche Indians who fought to maintain their land from being attacked by white settlers.

Front

When ________________ was elected governor in 1890, it was because he created the Texas Railroad Commission and it regulated and set rules for railroads.

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James Hogg

Front

One major factor that impacted the rapid expansion of Texas after the Civil War was --

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Cattle

Front

What kept MOST people from settling west Texas in the late 1800s?

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Native American attacks

Front

What name was given to African American soldiers who fought American Indians in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

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buffalo soldiers

Front

What was added after the Civil War to support the growing cattle industry in Texas? Railroads, Cattle Drives, Butcher Plants, Walmarts

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Cattle Drives

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Vaqueros were important in Texas history because --

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They embraced the original cowboy culture from Mexico, they brought horses from Spain, and their traditions were adopted by American cowboys.

Front

During the latter half of the 1800s, which of the following was the BIGGEST problem faced by cattle ranchers in Texas? cattle diseases, stampedes and barbed wire, flooding, labor shortages

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stampedes and barbed wire

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Land, longhorns, and railroads were all reasons for --

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Expansion of the frontier in Texas after the Civil War