Cattle Industry
● With my partner Oliver Loving, I blazed a trail west across Texas and up to Colorado
● After the Civil War, I joined a group that tried to round up cattle across the state that had roamed free during the war.
● I recovered much of my cattle, but needed to get the herd to the North where they were paying top dollar for beef.
Charles Goodnight
How did the railroads change the Texas economy
Goods arrived to market faster.
How did the Red River War change life for American Indian groups in Texas?
They no longer roamed along the plains freely.
Which innovation led to success for Gail Borden
Condensed milk
Which became the largest cattle ranch in Texas?
King Ranch
How did building railroads change Texas
Cities like Dallas grew bigger.
In what way did the loss of the buffalo effect life for American Indians in Texas
American Indians lost a source for food and clothing.
In what way did the introduction of barbed wire fences change the frontier of Texas?
Open range ranching came to an end.
Many ranchers in arid regions of West Texas adapt to the lack of water by
erecting windmills
What City was originally established as an army outpost for removing Indian groups in West Texas
The city of Fort Worth
What happended with the tribes after the had conflicts with settlers in eastern Texas
They were removed from their lands and force to move to reservations.
Why did most settlers in Texas welcome railroad tracks crossing the vast territory of the state
Most rivers were shallow and flooded easily and that made trade difficult.
Who traveled the Chisholm Trail with a herd of cattle
Lizzie Johnson
What cause the Removed of tribes form their lands, destroyed natural Resources and cause large herds of animals migrate to new areas
The building of railroads
In what way did building the forts affect the American Indians in Texas
Conflicts between American Indians and soldiers erupted.
Gail Borden contributed to the growth of Houston by
helping plot the layout of the city
Why did the cattle industry grow so much in Texas after the Civil War
There was a shortage of beef in cities and markets in eastern and northern states.
One impact of railroads on the development of Texas was
an ability to ship Texas goods and agricultural products to markets across the United States
Name of the Comanche chief who faught on the Red River War
Quanah Parker
Which invention Joseph Glidden is responsible for
Barbed wire