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Cotton, Cattle, And Railroads
Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?
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Buffalo Soldiers
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Farmers
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Indians
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Cowboys
What city was established in 1887 as a tent city by Ft. Worth and Denver City Railroad workers?
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Amarillo
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Midland
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Lubbock
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Odessa
What region of Texas was the main location of the Red River War fought?
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North Central Plains
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Great Plains
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Coastal Plains
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Mountains and Basins
Bad weather, cattle rustlers, Indians, and stampedes are all causes of what?
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Dangers on an oil rig
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Dangers during the battle of the Alamo
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Dangers on a Cattle Drive
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Dangers of farming
Last chief of the Comanche, mother's name was Cynthia, he led raids against Buffalo hunters.
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Sitting Bull
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James Hogg
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Quanah Parker
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Buffalo Bill
Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.
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Barbed Wire
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Wooden Fence
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Metal Fence
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Wooden Post
What effect did barbed wire fences have on the closing of open land in the Texas frontier?
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Kept the Indians off the land
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Made cattle drives dangerous for Ranchers
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Caused too much damage to horses
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Ranchers loved the invention of barbed wire
Barbed wire helped close off most of the western frontier, as a result, farmers and ranchers engaged in....
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Peace Talks
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Range Wars
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Elections
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Celebrations
Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?
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Spain
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England
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France
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United States
Under the Texas Legal system, it's a felony to do what?
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Be nice to Farmers
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Paint a cow different colors
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Be nice to Ranchers
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Cut a barbed wire fence
Select the best choice to fill in the missing Texas History Era in the timeline.
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Age of Contact
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
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Civil Rights and Conservatism
Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?
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Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives
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Less discrimination on the open range
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Less discrimination in the city
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Indians were more friendly on the open range
What two cultures helped build the railroads of the United States?
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Indians and Mexicans
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Mexicans and French
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Chinese and Irish
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English and Spanish
Who created the chuckwagon to feed his hungry cowboys on the trail?
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George Washington
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Abraham Lincoln
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Sam Houston
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Charles Goodnight
"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?
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Tejanos
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Native American Tribes
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American Soldiers
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Mexican Citizens
During the late 19th century, how did farmers contribute to the bust cycle in ranching?
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Farmers purchased all the cattle
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Farmers placed barbed wire fences which closed off the open range
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Indians were stealing all the cattle
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Ranchers gave up on cattle drives and became farmers
He was the first Native Governor of Texas, and he reformed the railroads.
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James Hogg
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Sam Houston
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Robert E. Lee
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Abraham Lincoln
What significant effect did the Red River War have on the Texas Panhandle?
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Texans moved back to Spain
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Native Americans moved to England
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People moved to the Texas Panhandle as it was open for settlement
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Native Americans moved to Mexico
After the Civil War and Red River War, why did farmers and ranchers move to west Texas?
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To grow cotton in the Mountains and Basins Region
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To find gold in Texas
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To take back the Texas Republic from the United States
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To take advantage of profitable grazing land in the Texas Panhandle
What inventions changed West Texas after the Civil War and encouraged settlement in the west?
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Cars and planes
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Books and water bottles
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cell phones and laptops
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Windmills, barbed wire, and railroads
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