Ranching
Primarily used for rounding up cattle on ranches
Mustangs
Texas' most valuable crop during post Civil War period
Cotton
The party that regained control in 1872
Democrats
was the cause of 6000-8000 deaths in Galveston in 1900
The Galveston Hurricane
This animal provided material that was in high demand after the Civil War
Sheep
Someone who farms on rented land
Tenant farmers
ten percent of Texas' population in 1920 was made up of what group of people
Mexican heritage
This law required primary elections in 1905
The Terrell Election Law
Joseph Glidden
the population of Texas in 1900
3 million
This facility served as a place of education and leadership development for African Americans
The church
the year that women gained the right to vote in primary elections
1918
this led to a shift from open-range ranching to enclosed pastures
the Big "Die Up"
Something Tenant farmers constantly struggled with
Debt
The democratic party abolished this when regaining power
the state police force
the year that Texas approved prohibition
1918
A major innovation because of its quick and easy installation
Barbed Wire
the percentage of married African American women working outside the home
40%
Texas' cultural diversity was reflected in how many foreign language newspapers?
40
By 1920, what percentage of school-age children in Texas were enrolled in education?
75%