Day One
After the Civil War ended, many
settlers migrated _______, which
significantly increased tension
between the settlers and the Plains
Indians
west
Quanah Parker led an attack on the _________ _________ trading post in the Panhandle to get
needed supplies
Adobe Walls
Cattle were first brought to the
Americas during the ________
colonial era as a source of food
Spanish
By the 1880s, ______ ______ had
become a profitable industry in
Texas
cattle ranching
In addition, new agricultural
techniques, such as ______ ________
and terracing, helped to keep
moisture in the soil and led to the
growth of farms in west Texas
dry farming
To protect settlers, the federal
government encouraged ______ __________ to sign peace treaties.
Native Americans
After this attack, the U.S. military pledged to
remove all Natives from the Panhandle and
launched the Red River War, a series of over
_______ battles from 1874-1875
20
Spanish _________, or cowboys,
developed skills in riding, roping,
herding, and branding
vaqueros
Invented by Joseph
Glidden, it was used by farmers and
some ranchers to fence off their
properties; this started the range
wars
Barbed wire
Texas farmers produced other crops
like fruits and vegetables, but cotton
production continued to increase,
creating an _________ _________ in Texas
agriculture
economic boom
Kiowa leader ________ led 100
Kiowas and Comanches in an
attack on a wagon train near Salt
Creek, killing seven men,
Satanta
Mostly former slaves, some of whom earned
distinctions for their military actions
Buffalo Soldiers
After the Civil War, the _________ for
beef in the northeastern United
States was greater than its supply
demand
_________ provided access to water
in dry areas and allowed farmers
and ranchers to expand onto the
plains
Windmills
Governor ________ ________ "_____" _______ helped Texas prosper
economically by expanding the state’s
railroad network, reducing taxes, and
promoting immigration
Lawrence Sullivan “Sul”
Ross
U.S. troops fought against the Comanche,
led by __________, in west Texas; the
Comanche then fled to the Panhandle
Quanah Parker
Apache Natives, led by _________,
raided settlements in both Texas
and Mexico
Victorio
This cattle trial ran from south and
central Texas to Kansas; discouraged
travel across farmlands
Chisholm Trail
In 1869, the _________ _________ was
built to connect the east and west coast
markets of the United States
Transcontinental Railroad
German sculptor _______ _______ created
realistic statues of famous Texas
heroes; these statues can still be
found in the Texas Capitol building
today
Elisabet Ney
To force the last of the Natives onto
reservations, the United States
encouraged hunters to _______________
herds, the Natives’ major food supply
slaughter buffalo
A few Natives, such as Quanah
Parker who became a successful
cattle rancher, found other ways to
____________, but many found the
conditions on reservations to be
very difficult
assimilate
The cowboy era slowly came to an
end as ________ grew and became a
faster, cheaper way of transporting
cattle
railroads
Governor ________ _______ advocated for the
creation of the Texas Railroad Commission
to prevent railroad corporations from being
able to abuse their power
James Hogg
African American musician ________ _______ composed and performed
ragtime music; he later became
known as the “King of Ragtime”
Scott Joplin