A: High demand for Texas cattle in the north offered the opportunity for large profits.
B: The cattle breeds from Texas avoided carrying the deadly tick that killed other breeds.
C: Texas ranchers were welcomed in Missouri railroad towns where cattle were shipped east.
D: Texas cattle could be shipped around the world from ports on the Gulf of Mexico
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High demand for Texas cattle in the north offered the opportunity for large profits.
How did Joseph G. Mccoy help the cattle industry in Texas develop?
How did Joseph G McCoy helped the cattle industry develop in Texas?
How did Joseph G. McCoy help the cattle industry develop in Texas?
A: He successfully bred Spanish and English cattle to develop the Texas longhorn
B: He was the first Texan to lead a cattle drive up the Shawnee Trail
C: He discovered a cure for the fever that affected Texas cattle
D: He convinced railroads to build towns in Kansas.
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He convinced railroads to build towns in Kansas.
How did the Spanish influence ranching in Texas?
A: Spanish farmers provided grain to feed the cattle.
B: Spanish friars introduced techniques that were used to raise cattle.
C: Spanish engineers constructed the railroads used to transport cattle.
D: Spanish explorers eliminated native species, making room for longhorn cattle.
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Spanish friars introduced techniques that were used to raise cattle.
Which event caused ranchers in Texas to begin driving their cattle to California?
A: the Gold Rush
B: the Civil War the opening of the transcontinental railroad
C: the Mexican-American War
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the Gold Rush
What is the difference between a wrangler and a drover on a cattle drive?
A: A wrangler led the entire herd, while a drover chased down wandering cattle.
B: A wrangler herded cattle from horseback, while a drover followed the herd by foot.
C: A wrangler took care of the horses, while a drover herded the cattle.
D: A wrangler prepared meals for the crew, while a drover served as the crew boss.
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A wrangler took care of the horses, while a drover herded the cattle.
Which of these components of cattle ranching is best illustrated in this image of a cattle "roundup"?
A: the need for irrigation and acequias water systems
B: the need for barbed wire to delineate cattle trails
C: the need for available water sources and grazing lands
D: the need for female cows to travel alongside their young
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the need for available water sources and grazing lands
Which texas rancher was among the first to move cattle from the open range into fenced land?
A: Charles goodnight
Bb: George Wilkins Kendall
C: Jesse Chisholm
D: Mifflin Kenedy
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Mifflin Kenedy
Which action caused the decline in Texas cattle ranching in the 1890s?
A: tariffs imposed on Texas cattle by foreign nations
B: repeated attacks on cattle herds by Native Americans
C: inability to build railroads between Texas and the rest of the country
D: overproduction of cattle by Texas ranchers
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overproduction of cattle by Texas ranchers
Which effect occurred from the barbed wire drift fences that cattle ranchers installed across the northern and southern edges of their land?
Which effect occurred from the barbed-wire drift fences that cattle ranchers installed across the northern and southern edges of their land?
A: Thousands of cattle were trapped and died in winter storms
B: wild cattle thrived in the north but disappeared from the south
C: the big ranches no longer had access to an adequate water supply
D: Cowboys stop making cattle drives along the Great Western Trail
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Thousands of cattle were trapped and died during winter storms.
How did advances in refrigeration technology affect cattle ranching in Texas?
A: They helped slaughterhouses become more sanitary, raising the price of beef.
B: They allowed beef to be shipped in from distant countries, lowering the price.
C: They led to a meatpacking industry in Texas, decreasing the need for new cattle drives.
D: They made it easier to keep dairy products fresh, creating a shift from beef cattle to dairy cattle.
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They led to a meatpacking industry in Texas, decreasing the need for new cattle drives.
Which result occurred because of the challenges faced by Texas cattle ranchers in the 1890s?
ANSWER: Many ranchers completely fenced up their pastures.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A: The Texas cattle industry’s most successful cow town was in Wichita, Kansas.
B: Sheep ranchers competed for land with cattle ranchers and farmers in Texas.
C: In the1850s, cattle ranchers began to raise herds using Spanish herding techniques.
D: Mustangers caught and sold horses to cattle ranchers for herding cattle.
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In the1850s, cattle ranchers began to raise herds using Spanish herding techniques.
How did Macario García help advance civil rights in Texas?
A: He filed a lawsuit challenging Jim Crow laws.
B: He refused to sit in the back of a city bus.
C: He challenged a restaurant owner who refused him service.
D: He led a march on the state capitol in Austin to protest the poll tax.
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He challenged a restaurant owner who refused him service.
Which factor contributed to more settlers arriving in West Texas?
A: expansion of renegade communities
B: expansion of the highway system
C: expansion of the reservation system
D: expansion of the railroad
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expansion of the railroad
Which group of American troops defeated the Apache leader Victorio?
A: buffalo soldiers
B: Texas Rangers
C: Tejanos
D: renegades
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buffalo soldiers
Which group earned 19 Medals of Honor as a result of its efforts in the wars against Native Americans in Texas?
ANSWER: Buffalo Soldiers
Which challenge did buffalo soldiers face while stationed in Texas?
A: They sometimes were treated unfairly.
B: They often had too many supplies.
C: They were prevented from earning the Medal of Honor.
D: They were banished from parts of Texas.
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They sometimes were treated unfairly.
Which form of discrimination affected both African Americans and Mexican Americans in Texas in the early 1900s?
A: Neither group was allowed to form social organizations.
B: Both groups were prohibited from sharecropping.
C: Both groups were kept out of labor unions.
D: Both groups were subject to Jim Crow laws.
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Both groups were subject to Jim Crow laws.
Which word best describes the typical quality of the supplies that the army gave the buffalo soldiers?
A: poor
B: high
C: equal
D: superior
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poor
Which group tripled its population in West Texas from 1870 to 1890?
A: Native Americans
B: Carpetbaggers
C: white settlers
D: Tejanos
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Tejanos
Which term BEST describes a "Buffalo Soldier" of the 19th century?
A: African-American U.S. Cavalry soldiers
B: A term for slaves in the American south
C: A nickname for the Apache Indians in the American West
D: Teams of hunters who would slaughter herds of bison for their furs
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African-American U.S. Cavalry soldiers
Which benefit did railroad companies provide that allowed farming to expand in West Texas?
A: They shipped certain crops for free.
B: They allowed farmers free access to the rail lines.
C: They planted trees that helped protect the soil.
D: They removed railroad tracks from the most fertile areas.
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They planted trees that helped protect the soil.
Which action allowed farming to be expand into west texas?
A: inventing a new plow
B: developing dry farming
C: increasing demand for cotton worldwide
D: declining of the cattle ranching industry
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developing dry farming
How did the Civil War effect the government of Texas?
How did the civil war affect the government of Texas brainly
A: Sam Houston was elected governor.
B: Jefferson Davis was appointed governor.
C: Alexander Jackson Hamilton became provisional governor.
D: Governor Murrah returned from Mexico.
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Alexander Jackson Hamilton became provisional governor, appointed by Andrew Johnson.
Which lifestyle Is being depicted in the photo?
A: sharecropping and tenant farming
B: The American cowboy
C: mining for gold
D: factory work
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The American cowboy
Which situation regarding African Americans in the Republic of Texas is false?
A: They had their freedoms restricted.
B: They were denied citizenship.
C: They had limited rights to marry.
D: They were given free land.
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They were given free land.
Which part of the buffalo did the Plains people turn into thread and strings for their bows?
A: the sinew
B: the horns
C: the hides
D: the stomach
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the sinew
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