Frontier wars
Who was the "last tribe standing"
Comanche
What is cattle branding?
Pressing a hot iron symbol into cattle to "tag" them
The ____________ ________ goes across the US
transcontinental railroad
The large oil gusher was called _________________
Spindletop
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
What is west of the frontier line?
Unsettled land, Natives
Where did cattle come from?
Spain
Railroads were built mostly near ____ ______
Cow towns
In what year was the discovery of spindeltop?
1901
Name every continent
NA, SA, ANT, AF, EU, AS, AUS
This person was the last standing warrior for the Comanches
Quanah Parker
What "new breed" of cattle became common in texas?
Longhorns
Who created the Texas Railroad Commission?
James Hogg
What town was Spindeltop in? The town was called a _____________
Beaumont Tx, boomtown
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What were buffalo soldiers?
African American soldiers in charge of protecting the frontier and frontier line
Who invented barbed wire?
Joseph Glidden
What was the main purpose of building railroads in America?
Westward expanison
Who created the rotary drill bit?
Howard Hughs Sr.
The more you take, the more you leave behind
footsteps
What was the result of the frontier wars?
Native americans were forced out of Texas and onto reservations. Many native americans died.
Name the 4 main cattle trails in texas
Goodnight loving, western, Chisolm, Sedalia
What was the purpose of the Texas Railroad Commission?
To regulate railroad companies so they could not overcharge small farmers and businesses
Where is the most oil rich area in Texas?
Permian Basin
I disappear as soon as you say my name
Silence