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Cattle,Cotton,RR

Cattle, Cotton and Railroads Test Review

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What characteristic marks the open range? The removal of the Native Americans to reservations, and the cattle drives
Which group first introduced cattle ranching to Texas? The Spanish
By using windmills, Texans were able to expand cotton farming where? The Great Plains
Because of use of windmills, and the expansion of the Railroad into Texas, what happened to cotton production from 1869 – 1889? It experienced a “boom” cycle
"The U.S. government will lie to get access to the land" is the point of view of what group? Native Americans
What effect did the expansion of railroads have on Texas The railroad impacted the growth of cities
What caused the decline of the cattle industry? Barbed wire fencing, the winter of 1885-1886, and eastern fears of diseased cattle from Texas
The expansion of the railroad into Texas had what effect? Increase in available goods, growth of cities, and a shift to commercial farming
The expansion of farming to West Texas was a result of the Windmill being able to what? Pump water for irrigation of crops
The need for the cattle drives ended when --- The railroads expanded into Texas
The frontier closed partly because of --- Windmills and barbed wire
The term used by the Native Americans to refer to the African American soldiers serving on the frontier was --- Buffalo soldiers
The defining characteristics of the Cotton, Cattle and Railroads era are? Removal of the Native Americans to reservations, shift from subsistence farming, development of windmills, expansion of the railroads and trail drives.
A main reason that the Native Americans refused to move to the reservations was --- Fear of losing their culture and lifestyle
More settlers moving west, expansion of the railroads into Texas, and the removal of the Native Americans all mark the expansion of the Texas Frontier
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