Ch. 9 Social Studies
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| What is a depot? | a train station
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| Why did Plains Indians raid Anglo American settlements in Texas? | to take back their land
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| What is a brand? | a design burned into the hide of a cow
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| Why was Galveston an important railroad connection for Texas businesses? | Gavleston was a Gulf Coast port
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| Who are the Buffalo Soldiers? | a group of soldiers sent to Texas to fight the Plains Indians
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| Who brought the first cattle to Texas? | Spanish explorers
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| Which invention helped ranchers keep their cattle from wandering away? | barbed wire
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| What is a boom? | a timed of rapid growth
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| What industry was helped when railroads were built through forests? | the lumber industry
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| Why were many Texan towns built about 30 miles apart? | railroad crews drilled water wells every 30 miles to supply water for steam engines
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| What is a stampede? | when a herd of cattle becomes frightened and runs wild
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| What is the open range? | grassy plains where cattle were free to graze
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| Why did ranchers like the open range? | their cattle could eat lots of grass at no cost
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| How did trailblazers like Jesse Chisholm and Charles Goodnight contribute to the cattle industry? | they created trails for getting cattle to market
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| What is a round-up? | what occurs when cowhands drive cattle into one area then separate them by brand
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| What is a locomotive? | a train engine
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| Why did Texas businesses grow during the railroad boom? | goods could be transported more easily
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| What is barbed wire? | twisted wire with very sharp points, or barbs
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| What is a junction? | a place where two or more rail lines meet
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