Whiteside - Cotton, Cattle, Railroad

What is an invention that helps get water from underground?

• Windmill
• Railroad
• Barbed Wire

What made it possible to farm in West Texas?

• rivers, lakes, soil
• steel plows, barbed wire, railroads

Which Comanche Indian had a white mother and a Comanche father?

• James Hogg
• Quanah Parker
• Sitting Bull

Around 1885, what caused the cattle drives to decline?

• Cotton which was more expensive
• Railroads which allowed cattle to be transported quicker

Why did General Sheridan want the buffalo exterminated?

• To force the Natives back to the reservation
• buffalo were bad for the environment

Who was elected governor of Texas in 1890?

• William Sherman
• James Hogg

How did oil impact the economy?

• Created jobs, increased income
• Took away jobs, caused people to go broke

Galveston built a _________ after the hurricane?

• Waterplant
• Seawall

What were women trying to gain on Election Day in 1918?

• A voice in governemt
• an equal education

How did the railroads affect farm products, livestock products, and manufactured products?

• it only affected 2 of the 3
• Increased the wealth of all 3