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Cotton, Cattle, and Railroad Test Review
Cotton, Cattle, and Railroad Test Review
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Why would ranchers support fencing cattle?
Prevents the spread of Texas Fever
Prevents rustlers to steal cattle
Prevents cattle to use resources from other people's land
Cost less to fence cattle
2
How did railroads impact urbanization in Texas?
Cattle trails would increase
Rural areas would be able to have access to products
Cities could provide goods and services
Industrial equipment could be used
3
What was the result of Quanah Parker's decision to surrender and move onto reservations?
Comanches kidnapped Texans
Comanches lived peacefully among the Texans
Peace treaties were signed
Other Native Americans followed them onto reservations
4
Which immigrant group made the largest contribution to building the railroads?
Mexicans
Chinese
Czech
Germans
5
What is an example of how different cultures influence other cultures?
Adapting food
Adapting clothing
All of these
Adapting music
6
The growth of railroads affected Texas in all of the following ways except
Allowed crops to find northern markets
Industrialized Texas
Fast, reliable transportation
Slowed westward expansion
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This cattle trail went through Round Rock
Round Rock Trail
Chisholm Trail
Western Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail
8
This invention lead to the closing of the open range and used to pump water
Barbed Wire
Windmill
Well
Irrigation
9
The cattle industry was favored in Texas because of
Endless supply of grass
All of these
Warm climate
Wide open spaces
10
Who established the Texas Railroad Commission in 1891?
Eli Whitney
Jay McCallum
James Hogg
Cotton Eye Joe
11
What caused the cattle industry to increase after the Civil War?
Decline of buffalo
Freeing slaves
Range Wars
North's shortage of beef
12
This image shows the urban, industrial production of what agricultural practice
Sharecroping
Cotton farming
Tobacco farming
Corn farming
13
Wustfest, Fiesta, and Juneteenth are all different celebrations of what?
Freedom
National holidays
Different ethnic groups in Texas tradiitons
Food
14
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers commissioned to fight?
Mexicans
Native Americans
Outlaws
Confederate soldiers
15
The era in Texas History that is associated with cattle drives
Railroad Boom
Economic Development
Age of Oil
Modern Texas
16
Which of the following inventions helped end the open range?
Windmills
All of these
Railroads
Barbed wire
17
How did cattle trails affect Texas railroads?
Prevented agriculture to expand
Made cowtowns unpopular
Led to the development of particular railroad lines
It ended the railroads
18
When the transcontinental railroad was complete, many immigrants
Returned to their native land
Took jobs as railroad engineers
Migrated westward
Moved to the East coast
19
Why would cowboys oppose to using barbed wire?
Limited the open range
Limited access to resources
Limited opportunities to use it because it was expensive
Limited the use of horses
20
This country brought cattle to Texas and started the cattle industry
England
French
Mexico
Spain
21
Which of the following is most responsible for the destruction of the Native Americans?
Reconstruction
Westward expansion
Abolishing slavery
Election of Lincoln
22
What causes immigrants to immigrate to Texas?
Job opportunities
A better life with more opportunities
Religious freedom
All of these
23
Which invention had the greatest impact on the settlement of the West?
Cotton gin
Reaper
Barbed wire
Revolver
24
How did barbed wire impact the cattle industry?
It limited who could raise cattle
Ranches decreased
Cattle dies due to Texas Fever
Railroad cities formed
25
As the railroads extended into West Texas, what was starting to develop next to the railroads?
More ranches
Cities and towns
Nothing
Ghost towns
