Cattle, Cotton, Railroads, & Frontier Wars Test Review

The cause of Texas wars between cattle ranchers and sheep farmers

• Fencing

• overgrazing

• Theft of animals

• Taking of land

what are the dates of cattle Kingdom

• 1861-1877

• 1865-1880

• 1865-1900

• 1861-1900

Which statement best describes how climate affected economic development in West Texas?

• Hurricanes damaged farms and railroads built in the area so few businesses located there.

• The arid humid conditions made the region perfect for establishing cotton farms.

• The region is too dry to support farming, so ranching became more prominent.

• Constant threats of large thunderstorms make it difficult to farm in this area.

what was the purpose of the cattle Trails and drives?

• to transport cattle to other states to satisfy the demand for beef

• to give cattle exercise

• to feed the cattle

• to move the cattle to another ranch

What led to closing of the open range?

• Dams

• Railroads

• Windmills

• Barbed-Wire Fencing

● I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanche.

● I was the last Chief of the Comanche.

● My tribe roamed West Texas.

● I eventually assimilated into American culture and influenced

other American Indians to do so.

WHO AM I?

• Iron Jacket

• John Wallace

• Peta Nocona

• Quanah Parker

The introduction of windmills allowed farmers and ranchers in West Texas to

• provide electricity to the region

• create early air conditioning for homes

• generate wind power to run farm equipment

• irrigate crops without having access to a river

Native Americans living in the Great Plains hunted __________ to survive.

• Antelope

• Buffalo

• Lions

• Rabits

The team of men moving cattle from ranches to railroad towns-

• cattle drive

• native reservation

• Buffalo soldiers

• railroads

What was the nickname that the Plains Indians gave to the African American cavalry fighters?

• Thundering Warriors

• Wandering Horsemen

• Prairie Troops

• Buffalo Soldiers