People
Groups of people who hunted a certain animal used by Native Americans for survival
Buffalo Hunters
What were the 2 main reasons cotton was failing in Texas?
Bool weevil and drought
Who were the first cowboys? (Spanish Name)
Vaqueros
This invention made it easier to separate the seed and stems from the cotton
Cotton Gin
What is urbanization
Growth of cities
Who was the son of an Anglo woman, last chief of the Comanche, and eventually led his people onto reservations?
Quanah Parker
By the late 1800s, this industry dominated Texas. Most of this industry can be found in Southeast Texas and deep East Texas
Lumber
Which was the first cattle trail?
Shawnee Trail
This invention led to an increase of privatized farms and was a cause of range wars in the late 1800s
Barbed wire
One major social impact railroads will have on Texas?
Growth of cities
Governor of Texas and creator of the Texas Railroad Commission
James Hogg
What invention enhanced (grew) industries in Texas?
Railroad
Cattle was originally brought to Texas from what country?
Spain
This invention directly led to an increase of goods and services not only in Texas but the United States
Railroad
What will result from railroads opening previous Indian territory in West Texas?
Towns and businesses will grow
Kiowa Chief who fought in the Battle of the Adobe Wall
Satanta
Industry such as cotton, cattle, lumber, and oil will be transported by what?
Railroads & Rivers
What is a boll weevil?
A type of beetle that infests the cotton plant.
Joseph Glidden invented what?
Barbed Wire
Why did the cattle drives eventually come to an end?
Barbed wire and expanding railroads
After the Civil War, many ex-slaves were still associated with the agricultural (farming) industry. What word would describe these jobs?
A. Ranchero
B. Buffalo Soldier
C. Sharecropper
D. Segregated
Sharecropper
What 2 inventions ended the Cattle Trail and Cattle Drive
Railroad & Barbed Wire
What are Frontier Wars?
Conflicts between Anglo Settlers and Native Americans over the unexplored land in North and West Texas
Which battle was the last major Native American fight against settlers?
A. Battle at Palo Duro Canyon
B. Battle at Wounded Knee
C. Battle of the Adobe Wall
D. Battle of Little Bighorn
A. Battle at Palo Duro Canyon