Cotton, Cattle, & Railroads Review

Cotton Boom and Bust Matching Match the Following with either Boom or Bust of the Cotton Industry Boom Cotton is in high demand in the North and in England. The southern United States produces almost 75% of all of the cotton in the WORLD. Bust Farmers overused land. There was a drought. Boll Weevils infested cotton fields. What invention increased the production of cotton? steel plow windmill cotton gin thresher Who invented the Cotton Gin? John Deere Charles Goodnight Eli Whitney In ONE sentence, explain how the invention of the cotton gin made cotton processing faster. Matching Match the following terms with their definitions. cattle drive process of moving a herd of cattle brand a mark made by ranchers to show ownership of livestock and prevent theft Wrangler Person that cared for the extra horses during a cattle drive Rustler cattle thief stockyards holding pens for cattle range wars violent disputes caused by the fencing off of the open range open range cattle were allowed to roam freely without fencing vaquero spanish cowboy Which ranch covered 10 counties in the Panhandle of Texas? XIT King Ranch Briscoe Ranch Which ranch was started in South Texas by Captain Richard King? XIT King Ranch 10 in TEXAS Which area of Texas proved to be great for ranching because of its dry land that was unable to grow crops. North South East West Which invention led to the end of the Open Range and also caused Range Wars? windmill cotton gin barbed wire stell plow Cattle Drives in Texas Using the map above, which cattle trail went through Frisco? Chisholm Trail Shawnee Trail Western Trail All cattle drive trails led north. What were the ranchers driving their cattle towards? Freedom in the North The nearest railroad to be transported to market to the nearest stockyard to be branded Which trail goes through the Fort Worth Stockyards? Chisholm Trail Shawnee Trail Western Trail Which Texas Governor created the Texas Railroad commission to ensure that farmers were not taken advantage of by Big Business after the start of the railroads. Sam Houston Greg Abbott James Hogg Which of the following is NOT overseen by the Texas Railroad Commission today? Oil industry gas industry Future Farmers of America Railroad industry Transcontinental Railroad In which state did the two ends of the Transcontinental Railroad meet? Sort the following EFFECTS into the correct heading: Social, Political, Economic Remember: Social- having to do with people/ culture or ways of life Ecomonic - having to do with money Political - having to do with government or laws Social Population of West Texas increased because of ranching Cowboy Culture still reamains today Native Americans are pushed out of Texas and on to reservations Political Texas Railroad Commission is created to regulate the railroads and protect Farmers Laws were passed to try and stop ranchers from cutting barbed wire Texas had to pass many laws to protect its citizens during these new economic times. Economic Small towns and cities grew around the railroads because of the economic advantages (easy to transport goods and people) The demand for beef in the East pushed Texas into the cattle industry. The invention of the windmill allows cattle ranching to BOOM in West Texas.