Cotton & Agriculture
What is the major crop of Texas before and after the Civil War?
Cotton
Unfenced lands of Texas were known as what?
Open Range
Name two problems (listed in the vocab) cowboys might have faced on the trail.
Stampedes, Cattle Rustlers, Bad Weather
What word means, extending or going across a continent?
Transcontinental
What is the term that means, the boundary line where civilization ends and wilderness begins?
Frontier
What is the name of the factory that made cloth using cotton?
Textile Mill
What innovation changed the way Texans protected their crops and raised cattle, and marked their land?
Barbed Wire Fencing
What markets were Texas selling its cattle to?
The East coast
What is the name of the railroad that ran from the east coast to the west coast?
Transcontinental Railroad
An African American soldier serving in the western United States after the Civil War was called what?
Buffalo Soldier
What is one ECONOMIC impact of agriculture on West Texas?
The economy went up.
After the Civil War the demand for beef went _______________(Up/Down)
Up
A place where goods and services are bought and sold is called a ________.
Market
What is one positive from railroads in Texas?
Population Growth
Who was the Leader of the plains Native Americans and helped his people adapt to life on the Reservations?
Quanah Parker
What is one POLITICAL impact of agriculture on West Texas?
Population Growth
The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market is called a ________ _________.
Cattle Drive
What route was used for cattle drives from Texas to Kansas in the late 19th century, primarily after the Civil War?
Chisholm Trail
Who established the Texas Railroad Commission?
James Hogg
Name two things that led to the expansion of the Texas frontier?
Cotton/Cattle/Railroads
What is one SOCIAL impact of agriculture on West Texas?
More people moved into the area.
What "war" led to a law being passed that made it illegal to fence land that is not yours?
Fence Cutting War (Range Wars)
Which route ran from Texas to New Mexico and Colorado, facilitating the movement of cattle to markets where beef was in high demand?
Goodnight-Loving Trail
What are the two effects of the growth of railroads?
Transport goods easier/stops cattle drives
How did westward expansion impact Native Americans?
Took away their food source/forced them on reservations