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

West Texas is too dry to for farming, so ranching became more prominent

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

irrigate crops without having access to a river

What is the main idea of this cartoon

new innovations take the place of some older products

Which of the following was most responsible for a nineteenth-century bust cycle in ranching?

Money from outside investors funded an oversupply of animals

An end to the traditional lifestyle of many American Indians came about during Reconstruction when

a number of the tribes established large ranches

How did the expansion of agriculture affect the economy of Texas?

Texas farmers began growing and selling cash crops

How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth to the industry

In addition to the availability of land, which factor facilitated the settlement of the Texas frontier?

Demand for beef in eastern states

From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?

Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes

Which of the following BEST completes the chart?

Many natural springs and streams dried up.

The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by

ranchers fencing land with barbed wire

One way that Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practice was by

supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission

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1
Farmers who rented land and grew crops in order to pay rent were known as
sharecroppers
Tenant Farmers
Dry Farmers
Speculators
2
Which statement best describes how climate affected economic development in West Texas?
West Texas is too dry to for farming, so ranching became more prominent
large thunderstorms make it difficult to farm in West Texas
Hurricanes damaged property built in the area so there were few businesses
arid humid conditions made the region perfect for cotton farms
3
Which of the following pairs of technological developments do NOT have the same function in society?
Telegrams; text message
Covered wagon; cars
Barbed wire; telephone lines
Television; phonograph
4
The introduction of windmills allowed farmers and ranchers in West Texas to
irrigate crops without having access to a river
create early air conditioning for homes
generate wind power to run farm equipment
provide electricity to the region
5
The development of ranching in West Texas was primarily influenced by
Railroads
water resources
The discovery of Oil
Politics
6
What is the main idea of this cartoon
the theory of supply and demand
new innovations take the place of some older products
business would grow with more advertising
business would increase with more traffic
7
Which of the following was most responsible for a nineteenth-century bust cycle in ranching?
Barbed wire closed off the open range.
Texas suffered from periodic droughts
Money from outside investors funded an oversupply of animals
Ranchers left the range to fight in World War I
8
One consequence of the use of barbed wired on the frontier of Texas included
the end of cattle drives
an increase in conflict with American Indians
the decline in the number of cattle ranches
the introduction of rodeos
9
An end to the traditional lifestyle of many American Indians came about during Reconstruction when
a number of the tribes established large ranches
the last bands of tribes were moved to reservations
the last tribes moved westward to find buffalo
a majority of the tribes adopted Christianity
10
What was the modification the Spanish brought to the New World that killed some American Indians?
Food
horses
Language
Disease
11
How did the expansion of agriculture affect the economy of Texas?
Texas farmers began growing and selling cash crops
Farmland became common and therefore more expensive
Texas farmers began investing in railroad stocks
Farmland became common and therefore less expensive
12
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth to the industry
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to the cattle industry
13
In addition to the availability of land, which factor facilitated the settlement of the Texas frontier?
Demand for beef in eastern states
Increased investment in schools
Establishment of forts in West Texas
Legislation passed to forbid use of barbed wire
14
From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?
Women and African Americans fighting for civil rights
Drilling for oil and developing an export economy
Independence from Mexico and democratic government
Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes
15
3 million acres of land given to the men who built the new Texas capitol in the 1880s; became the largest ranch in Texas
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XLT
TX
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16
How did cattle become common in the United States?
They migrated from the Bering Strait
They migrated from Mexico.
The Native Americans domesticated them.
The Spanish imported them
17
Which of the following BEST completes the chart?
Overgrazing made the state useless for ranching
Many cattle died from drinking salt water
Irrigation pipes caused creeks and streams to flood
Many natural springs and streams dried up.
18
Which of the following is an adaptation made to the Texas environment that MOST often has had a negative consequence?
dammed rivers
air conditioning
irrigation ditches
hydroelectric power
19
The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by
sharecroppers claiming public lands
immigrants moving onto lands in West Texas
ranchers fencing land with barbed wire
railroad companies building on American Indian lands
20
One way that Governor James Hogg worked to protect Texans from unfair business practice was by
working to bring an end to the range wars in West Texas
signing legislation that established the Attorney General’s office
prosecuting corrupt leaders in the oil industry
supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission

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