Most people on the Texas frontier worked as cowboys or ______.
Ranchers
What were “Kinenos”?
Cowboys of Mexican ancestry
How did the Civil War affect Texas?
It decreased the economy and population
What was the goal of many Civil Rights movements?
Equal rights and ending discrimination
What major industry produces more than any other state in Texas?
Oil Industry
What group protected the frontier and enforced law in Texas?
Texas Rangers
Cattle ranching became what type of industry for Texas?
A leading industry that increased trade
What environmental disaster covered the Great Plains with dust storms?
The Dust Bowl
Black and Mexican Americans both worked toward what shared goal?
Equal rights
Texas culture is influenced by immigrants especially from which country?
Mexico
What transportation was commonly used before railroads?
Stagecoaches
Black American soldiers who fought in the West were called what?
Buffalo Soldiers
The Dust Bowl happened during what major economic crisis?
The Great Depression
Who was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate?
Barbara Jordan
Texas culture includes foods like ______ and barbecue.
Tex-Mex
Travel became faster when these were built across Texas.
Railroads
Many Black Americans found opportunities as cowboys, ranchers, and what?
Soldiers
Indigenous people were removed from land in several ways including reservations and killing buffalo. True or False
true
What movement worked to end segregation and discrimination?
The Civil Rights Movement
Texas has mountains, rivers, deserts, lakes, and beaches. True or False
True
The expansion west led to growth of towns and what major transportation system?
Railroads
Competition for land caused conflict between settlers, Indigenous people, and who?
The U.S. Army
What did some Indigenous groups do to resist assimilation?
Continued speaking their language and practicing culture
Name one group that faced discrimination in Texas history.
: African Americans or Mexican Americans
Name one way immigration has shaped Texas culture.
Traditions, music, food, holidays, language