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Topic Review: Texas from Reconstruction through the Beginning of the 20th Century

Quiz by Quizalize - Grade 7 Social Studies

Grade 7
Social Studies (2018)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    What major factors led to the expansion of the Texas frontier?
    The frontier was closed.
    The population of Texas decreased.
    A large supply of land and cattle.
    All of the above.
    30s
    113.19.6.A
  • Q2
    Who was Quanah Parker?
    The son of a Texas Ranger named Colonel Parker who led raids to steal cattle in Mexico.
    A Buffalo Soldier in Texas who led the biggest offensive against the Comanche tribes of west Texas.
    An ex-slave once owned by Cynthia Ann Parker who became a successful business man in Texas.
    A Comanche chief whose mother was an Anglo-American named Cynthia Ann Parker who was captured by Comanche raiders as a child. His father was Chief Peta Nacona.
    30s
    113.19.6.A
  • Q3
    Which statement below best describes a Buffalo Soldier?
    Anyone who survived a west Texas battle that ended with a stampede of buffalo through a Native American camp.
    An African American soldier in the U.S. Army stationed in Texas to fight in the Indian Wars.
    A U.S. Army soldier assigned to kill buffalo to destroy the Native American food source.
    Native American warriors who hid underneath Buffalo hides to ambush settlers in Texas.
    30s
    113.19.6.A
  • Q4
    The need to protect settlers moving west in the regions north of Texas led to the establishment of U.S. Army posts and forts which in turn needed to be supplied with food. Which of the following resulted from this need?
    The demand for Texas Oil.
    The demand for more Buffalo Soldiers.
    The demand for Texas cotton.
    The demand for Texas beef cattle.
    30s
    113.19.6.A
  • Q5
    As Americans migrated westward both in Texas and the rest of the United States, which of the following is a logical conclusion?
    Tensions between Native Americans and settlers decreased as now there was more room for the settlers to expand.
    Native Americans welcomed the newcomers eager to trade customs, goods and culture.
    There were increased tensions between settlers and Native Americans whose lands were being taken.
    Settlers were not welcomed by Native Americans because the settlers used wagons which were offensive to native peoples.
    30s
    113.19.6.A
  • Q6
    Where did cattle in Texas come from?
    Cattle were a cross breed of buffalo and deer.
    Mexico had imported cattle from South America.
    The Spanish brought cattle to the new world from Europe.
    Longhorns were a native species to Texas and Mexico.
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q7
    The tools, dress, traditions, and techniques of the American Cowboy were developed from which of the following?
    The Native Americans
    The French
    The Spanish Vaqueros
    Canadian settlers in Texas
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q8
    What do these individuals have in common: Charles Goodnight, Oliver Loving, Maria del Carmen Cavillo, Bose Ikard and Elizabeth Johnson Williams
    They were all cowboys
    They were all killed in the Civil War
    They were all captured by Native Americans
    They were all from Ireland.
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q9
    What was the significance of barbed wire?
    It stopped Native American raids on west Texas ranches.
    It allowed better telephone service to west Texas.
    It kept coyotes and mountain lions away from cattle.
    It kept wild cattle contained and manageable.
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q10
    Which of the following is one of the results of the invention of barbed wire?
    It ended the Railroad.
    It helped end slavery.
    It brought an end to the Indian Wars.
    It ended the cattle drives.
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q11
    What was one positive effect of the development of the windmill?
    It gave lands that were not near a river a usable water source.
    It led to a shortage of fresh water in Texas.
    It made settlers more likely to settle near rivers.
    It made land without a natural water source worthless.
    30s
    113.19.6.B
  • Q12
    Railroads did which of the following for Texas?
    Allowed industrialization in Texas.
    All of the above.
    Opened new markets to Texas business.
    Brought faster inexpensive transportation.
    30s
    113.19.6.C
  • Q13
    James Hogg did NOT do which of the following?
    Served as Governor of Texas.
    Served as Texas Attorney General.
    Drove cattle to Kansas.
    Supported the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission.
    30s
    113.19.6.C
  • Q14
    James Hogg is credited for which of the following?
    Inventing barbed wire.
    Working to stop unfair business practices.
    Surviving the Siege of the Alamo.
    Leading the first cattle drive.
    30s
    113.19.6.C
  • Q15
    Which of the following is true about agriculture in Texas?
    Only cotton was grown in Texas after the growth of Railroads.
    By 1900, income from farming surpassed income from ranching.
    Farmers stayed in east and south Texas due to a lack of water sources out west.
    The railroads reduced available farm land by 90 percent.
    30s
    113.19.6.D

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