How many head of cattle were on the Randado Ranch? 25,000 Which ranch was located near Corpus Christi? King Ranch Texas Ranching Empires Ranch Owner(s) Ranch Name LocationDetails Henrietta King & Robert Kleberg King RanchSouth Texas, near Corpus Christi 1 millón acres Thomas Bugbee Shoe Bar Ranch Along the Canadian River 450,000 acres John Adair & Charles Goodnight JA RanchPalo Duro Canyon100,000 head of cattle Hipólito GarcíaRandado Ranch Jim Hogg County25,000 head of cattle
Native Americans resisted reservation life for all these reasons EXCEPT A.they thought the reservations were too far away B.they needed the buffalo to survive C.they insisted West Texas belonged to them D.they wanted to roam free over the Plains
Trail drives became less profitable after 1885 for all these reasons EXCEPT A.drovers demanded more pay from each drive B.overproduction of cattle lowered the price C.quarantine laws kept cattle from entering some states D.much of the open range was fenced
All describe conditions in Texas by 1850, EXCEPT A.Settlers in West Texas lived in fear of raids by Native Americans. B.Nearly all Native Americans had been removed from East Texas. C.Native Americans fought to keep settlers from intruding farther west. D.All Native Americans had been removed from the western frontier.
By 1866 federal soldiers were stationed in West Texas to Prevent Native American raids
The man who convinced the railroads and cattle drovers to meet further west to avoid Missouri was Joseph G. McCoy
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek stated Native Americans must relocate to reservations
Many historians believe the Texas Rangers often mistreated Mexican Americans
The Western Trail was used to take cattle to Dodge City, Kansas
In 1870, approximately what proportion of Texas farmers were tenant farmers? one-third
Cattle were branded to show ownership
Some Missouri farmers reacted to trail drives by blocking the trails
A mustang is A horse
A connected series of military operations is called a Campaign
Cattle drives were begun to find better markets
Lawrie Tatum worked to educate the Plains peoples In agriculture
Cattle were first brought to America by explorers from Spain
Anglo American cattle brands were often the rancher’s initials
After a two-week tour of Texas, General Sherman became convinced that the peace policy was not successful
The most decisive battle of the Red River campaign was at Palo Duro Canyon
The cattle trail that passed through New Mexico and Colorado was the Goodnight–Loving Trail
Rustlers would often steal cattle by Changing the original brand
Mexican American vaqueros were most often found on ranches in South Texas
The typical Texan in the late 1800s was a cotton farmer
To restore law and order on the open range Texas lawmakers made fence cutting a felony
By November 1876 most Native Americans in Texas were relocated to reservations
Quakers were reservation agents due to their opposition violence
African American troops who fought Native Americans in Texas were called Buffalo Soldiers
The victory over Native Americans in Texas resulted in westward migration by Anglo settlers
The white buffalo hunters were primarily interested in buffalo Hides
The Tenth Cavalry was also known as the Buffalo Soldiers