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1. What were factors leading to the expansion of the Texas frontier?
Large amount of land, large supply of Wild Longhorn on Texas Frontier, and Demand for beef in
Northern and Eastern United States.
2. What were Buffalo Soldiers?
Former slaves who fought during the Indian Wars. Native Americans gave them this nickname for
Bravery.
3. Who was Quanah Parker and what did he do?
He was the last chief of the Comanche and a skilled warrior. Surrendered to the U.S. and influenced
4. What country originally brought cattle to Texas?
Spain Other Native Americans to do the same.
5. What was the word used by the Spanish that meant “cowboy”?
Vaquero
6. Name the 4 major cattle trails that started in Texas and moved to Northern States?
Goodnight-loving trail, Western trail, Chisholm Trail, and Shawnee Trail
7. What were two major inventions that changed the cattle industry in Texas?
Barbed wire & Windmills
8. What were some effects on Texas due to the growth of the railroad system?
Allowed raw materials in Texas to be sent to northern markets, Texas had fast, inexpensive, and
reliable transportation. Caused the industrialization of Texas
9. Why was Texas ideal for raising cattle?
Climate, abundant water supply, and nutritious grass
10. What is a place where livestock are penned before they are slaughtered or transported called?
Stockyards
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11. The Native Americans briefly had the advantage in warfare until the invention of what?
Six Shot Pistol
12. What began in the Texas Frontier when settlers moved in after the Civil War?
Frontier Wars “Indian Wars”
13. Which battle finally forced many of the Plains peoples to give up and move to reservations?
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
14. What happened to many young Native Americans?
They were taken from their homes and placed in boarding schools where they had to wear
Anglo clothing, cut their hair, and only speak English.
15. What did Anglo American settlers think of the removal of the Native Americans?
They thought it was a great accomplishment. They moved into West Texas and established their
Farms and ranches.
16. Define these words
A. Commercial Agriculture- Producing crops for sale
B. Expansion- The act or process of expanding; the quality or state of being expanded; to extend
C. Sharecropper- A tenant farmer who receives a share of the value of crop, minus charges for
Rent and other expenses.
D. Immigrant- A person who comes to a country to settle.
E. Subsistence Agriculture- Producing almost all the goods needed by the farm family, usually
With little extra for sale.
F. Tenant Farmer- A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent.
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17. Where did these groups settle in the 19th century and why?
A. Mexicans- Why- bordered Mexico, vast amounts of land for ranching
Where- South Texas
B. Germans- Why- Available cheap land, good climate
Where- New Braunfels, San Antonio, and Central Texas
C. Americans- Why- relatives and other people they knew, and financial opportunities
Where- East Texas
E. Swedish- Why- economic opportunities
Where- Williamson County
F. Irish- Why- Potato famine and poverty
Where- The Rio Grande Valley, San Patricio, Refugio, and Victoria
G. French- Why- Took advantage of the Colonization Laws of 1841
Where- Castroville
H. Polish- Why- Economic opportunities
Where- Panna Maria
I. Czech- Why- Available cheap land and poverty
Where- Cat Spring, Fayette County