KING COTTON
VOCAB
VOCAB
The owner of property that is leased or rented to another
LANDLORD
A place where livestock are pinned before they are slaughtered
STOCKYARDS
This Spaniard colonized many large land grants along the Rio Grande
Jose de Escandon
A person who slaughtered buffalo for the value of their hides
BUFFALO HUNTER
As a result of raids, the frontier line moved east by how many miles?
50-100
Rapid expansion of railroads happened between what years?
1876-1885
To trade one product or service for another
BARTER
The movement of cattle
DRIVE
What caused deadly illness to all cattle except Texas Longhorns were immune?
TICKS
A person who illegally leaves the armed forces while still required to serve
DESERTER
U.S. government sent agents to this location in 1867, to arrange a peace treaty with Comanche, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Kiowa-Apache chiefs?
MEDICINE LODGE CREEK, KANSAS
A company from Marshall-Jefferson area developed important technology for farming. What was it?
KELLY PLOW
Producing crops for sale
COMMERCIAL FARMING
A mark burned on the hide of cattle
BRAND
What was the name of the first great cattle trail?
CHISHOLM TRAIL
Strong tissue that connects muscle
SINEW
This group were disbanded following war's end but were re-established to fight American Indians
TEXAS RANGERS
African Americans suffered less discrimination on the range. Which former slave, served as trail boss on several cattle drives and eventually owned his own ranch.
DANIEL WEBSTER "80 JOHN" WALLACE
Producing goods either by hand or with machines for sale in large numbers
MANUFACTURING
Spanish term for cowboy
VAQUERO
Who was the first cattle baron and owned a ranch in Liberty City?
JAMES TAYLOR WHITE
African American soldier serving in U.S. after the civil war
BUFFALO SOLDIER
Anglo who had been captured as a child and raised during a Comanche raid in 1836
CYNTHIA ANN PARKER
A farming approach that uses careful plowing to keep loose soil on top, slowing evaporation to keep soil moist
DRY FARMING
A town that serves as a market or shipping point for cattle
COW TOWN
What were the best known cattle ranches in Texas?
KING RANCH
JA RANCH
XIT RANCH
A person who rejects lawful behavior
RENEGADE
Led armed men to the Comancheros' property in New Mexico and recovered thousands of stolen stock
JOHN HITTSON
Left unplanted for one or more growing seasons
FALLOW
Public land that could be used by anyone
OPEN RANGE
Mixed breeds of cattle formed what new breed?
TEXAS LONGHORN
Dishonest or immoral
CORRUPT
What 2 tribes posed the greatest threat?
After the civil war, Texans faced economic problems. What was the only way for Texans to survive?
GROW THEIR OWN FOOD
A crop grown to be used on the farm where it was raised
SUBSISTENCE CROP
A wagon that carries cooking equipment and food for the cowhands
CHUCK WAGON
In 1873 barbed wire was invented by who?
JOSEPH F. GLIDDEN
This war led to several troops destroying Indian villages, burning winter food supplies and buffalo skins, shooting their horses and forcing the Comanche and Kiowa onto reservations
RED RIVER WAR
SHARECROPPER
A person who moves livestock
DROVER
What is used to pump water from underground sources?
WINDMILLS
This person became one of the most powerful Comanche leaders of all time
QUANAH PARKER
The buying and selling of goods and services
COMMERCE
A ranch hand who takes care of saddle horses
WRANGLER
Not only cattle, the ranching industry in Texas also included what?
SHEEP AND GOATS
What name was given to African Americans who guarded forts by the Indians who respected their bravery
BUFFALO SOLDIERS
Wo developed a new method of separating seeds from cotton?
ROBERT MUNGER
A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of the crop
TENANT FARMER
The process of herding together cattle that are scattered
ROUND UP
What were the name of the 4 main cattle trails?
CHISHOLM TRAIL
WESTERN TRAIL
GOODNIGHT-LOVING TRAIL
SHAWNEE
Moved to reservations, and the depletion of the buffalo, the American Indians were dependent on who for food?
GOVERNMENT