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Quanah Parker
One of the Comanche chiefs who refused to move to Oklahoma
Wanted to move to Oklahoma
2
What did James Stephen Hogg do for the Railroad industry?
He began the making of steel bars for the industry
He supported the Railroad Commission and passed a law for steel bars
He didn't support the making of the Railroads and started a riot against it
He advocated the making of the Railroad Commission
3
What part of Texas was an open range?
East Texas
South Texas
North Texas
West Texas
4
What is the era of cotton, cattle and railroads in Texas history?
Unemployment rose; dust storms blew across the Great Plains
Texas voted to secede from the Union, slavery was abolished
The city of Galveston was destroyed by a hurricane; oil was discovered
Cattle were herded to railheads in Kansas, cities grew; new railroads came
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What did James Stephen Hogg do
Fought for women's rights
Control the monopolies
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_________ became a boomtown after the discovery of oil at Spindletop.
Dallas
Beaumont
Houston
Galveston
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What are the characteristics of the Cotton, Cattle and Railroads Era in Texas history?
Cattle drives; cities and railroads; cotton was main crop
Secession; Civil War; slavery ended; freedmen could vote.
Unemployment; dust storms; Mexican immigrants ; New Deal.
Galveston hurricane; oil discovery; new Ship Channel
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The discovery of oil at Spindletop
caused cities to shrink as their population grew
created thousands of jobs + opportunities to get rich
cost thousands of jobs in farming/ranching to go away
created high tech jobs such as the computer industry
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The Era of Cotton, Cattle and the Railroads is marked primarily by. . .
Expansion
Trade
Immigration
Conflict
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buffalo soldiers
hired to protect settlers from hostile Native Americans
hired to cure the meat from buffalo that settlers had killed
Native American soldiers that raided white settlements
hired to hunt and kill buffalo on the open range
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The discovery of oil at Spindletop
offered new jobs in urban areas
half population urban half rural
resulted in decrease in urban population
12
the impact of the discovery of oil at Spindletop
created the Dust Bowl
created capitalism
created a ghost town
created a boomtown
13
What happened as a result of the open range ending in Texas?
All of the Above
Growth of Farming as a Business
Growth of Urban Population
Growth of Railroads
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What were characteristics of the era of cotton, cattle and railroads?
Texans voted to secede from the Union;
oil discovered in East Texas; poll taxes restricted voting;
Cattle were herded; cotton was grown; railroads spread
Unemployment rose; Mexican immigrants were sent to Mexico;
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According to the graph, the population of Texas during the Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads era
declined
stayed the same
decreased
increased
16
What marked the disappearance of the Open Range in Texas?
Barbed wire fencing
Sheep ranching
New breeds of cattle
Range wars
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What 2 inventions help close the open range of Texas
Trains and Telephones
Electricity and telephones
Electricity and Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire and Trains
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The discovery of oil at Spindletop was located in---
San Antonio
Beaumont
Dallas
Houston
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What animal was the main source for survival of the Plains Indians of Texas ?
Horse
Lion
Buffalo
Cattle
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What is the defining characteristic of the Era of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads?
Three presidents ran the new country
Annexation
Cattle drives and wars with Indians
Secession and Reconstruction
21
What was the era of cotton cattle and railroads?
300 BC
BC (before crackers)
Late 17th century
Late 19th century
22
Who were the buffalo soldiers?
African American Soldiers sent to keep peace
People who lived with the buffalo
A group of Indians
Men used to herd cattle.
23
Who regulates the Texas oil industry?
Exxon
NAACP
Texas Railroad Commision
Valero
24
The map below represents what during the era of Cattle, Cotton and Railroads?
It's not easy being a cowboy
end of open range in TX
The Goodnight-Loving Trail went through Fort Worth
The TX cattle industry flourished after the Civil War
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Main cause for the close of the open range in Texas
all of the answers
railroads
barbed wire
windmill, wind-pump, or wind-wheel
26
What helped to expand the Texas oil industry?
technological advancements
global flood
hurricanes
returning to the basics
27
What were the Plains Indians Wars?
A war between the South and the North
Second Great War between multiple countries
Great war between multiple countries
Series of Conflicts between the Plains Indians and Americans
28
What war happened before the era of Cotton, Cattle and Railroads?
War of Roses
War of 1812
Civil War
Revolutionary
29
What type of cattle grew on the open range of Texas?
Texas Longhorn
Guernsey
Holstein
Angus
30
What year was the discovery of oil at Spindletop?
1920
1900
1901
1914
31
The Texas Oil industry began in
1420
1700
1880
1901
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Quanah Parker
Fought US for 10 yrs to stop Anglos from taking Native land
Kiowa chief
US Federal Agent
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Which is true of James Stephen Hogg
his favorite food was pigs in a blanket
he became Governor of Texas
he tried to establish a monopoly on railroads
he tried to establish a monopoly on farm land
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James Stephen Hogg created laws to
regulate business practices
protect farmers
regulate farming
protect railroads
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Quanah Parker
Powerful Comanche leader who fought against the Anglos
captured and raised by Comanche
Kiowa chief known for powerful speeches
force that patrolled the frontier
36
The methods used for herding cattle on the open range of Texas were mainly borrowed from the
Comanche Indians
Spanish vaqueros
farmers of the Northeast
buffalo soldiers
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What was one of the things that James Stephen Hogg accomplished?
He helped with the Constitution of 1876.
He helped established the Texas Railroad Commission.
He became a United States senator.
He ran for public office in 1884
