People
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers and what were their purpose?
African American Soldiers
To Protect the Texas Frontier from natives
What hit Galveston in September of 1900?
Hurricane
How dose Texas start making money during this time Period?
Cattle
Explain how to read a Graph/Chart?
(Rusluts Will Vary)
I am considered one of the last of the Comanche chiefs. Who am I?
Quanah Parker
What prevented West Texas from building settlements?
Native American attacks
(True or False) The life of a Cowboy was hard work so they got PAID VERY WELL for all they did?
False
Who contributed to the growth of farming and ranching in Texas? (2)
Germans and Mexicans
Who was the first African American to graduate from West Point to become a Buffalo Soldiers?
Henry O. Flipper
What River did Cowboys cross to get the cattle to the railroads? (The North Board of Texas)
Red River
How did the Railroads impact Texas? (Not Cattle)
Urban areas developed
In your own words, what is Urbanization?
(Results may vary) when more and more people move from rural areas (countryside) to live in cities, causing cities to grow and become more populated
Which country impacted Texas culture of Cattle Ranching?
Spain
Name the 4 regions of Texas?
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
List the 4 technologies that adapt to land and climate?
Barbed Wire
Railroads
Windmills
Sea Wall
After the Galveston Hurricane, people rebuilt the city. But, where did most people moved too after the store?
Houston, Texas
What are the 5 things that Lawrence Sullivan Ross is known for?
Nineteenth Governor of Texas
Confederate General during the Civil War
President of Texas A&M University
Texas Ranger
Rescued Cynthia Ann Parker from the Comanches
Which trails ran along present day Preston Road through Frisco. (NOT CHISHOLM)
Shawnee
Explain how Texas Railds changed from the Civil War to the 1900's
(Results May Very)
Civil War - Less than 500 Miles
1900 - About 10,000 Miles
Galveston modified the environment by building a Sea Wall, why?
To protect the city from Natural Disasters.