List three things that were done to restore law and order on the open range.
Landowners protested against fence cutters,
Texas lawmakers outlawed fence cutting,
Texas Rangers protected the fences
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Trail drives became less profitable after 1885 for all these reasons
Overproduction of cattle lowered the price,
Quarantine laws kept cattle from entering some states,
Much of the open range was fenced
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The cattle trail that passed through New Mexico and Colorado was the
Goodnight-Loving Trail
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The most decisive battle of the Red River campaign was at
Palo Duro Canyon
100
After a two-week tour of Texas, General Sherman became convinced that
The peace policy was not successful
200
A connected series of military operations is called a
Campaign
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A maverick is
an unbranded cow
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Native Americans resisted reservation life for all these reasons
They needed the buffalo to survive
They insisted West Texas belonged to them
They wanted to roam free over the Plains
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The typical Texan in the late 1800s was a
Cotton farmer
200
Mexican American vaqueros were most often found on ranches in
South Texas
300
In 1870, what proportion of Texas farmers were tenant farmers?
One-third
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Rustlers would often steal cattle by
Changing the original brand
300
Cattle drives were begun to
Find better markets
300
Cattle were branded
To show ownership
300
The man who convinced the railroads and cattle drovers to meet further west to avoid Missouri was
Joseph G. McCoy
400
The Great Western Trail was used to take cattle to
Dodge City, Kansas
400
Some Missouri farmers reacted to trail driving by
Blocking the trails
400
Anglo American cattle brands were often
The rancher's initials
400
Cattle were first brought to America by explorers from
Spain
400
The victory over Native Americans in Texas resulted in the
Westward migration by Anglo settlers
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What ancient civilization began the practice of branding?
Egyptians
500
African American troops who fought Native Americans in Texas were called
Buffalo soldiers
500
Quakers were reservation agents due to their opposition to
Violence
500
By November 1874 most Native Americans in Texas
Were relocated to reservations
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Describe three conditions in Texas by 1850
Nearly all Native Americans had been removed from East Texas.
Native Americans fought to keep settlers from intruding farther west.
Settlers in West Texas lived in fear of raids by Native Americans.