Unit 9: Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads
Overview: This unit describes the late 20th Century in Texas and emphasizes the importance of cattle, cotton, and railroads.
Early Texas Cattle Trails
Station 1: Quanah Parker in journal after immigrants...
Parker Use the link above to access a handout about Cynthia Parker, and answer the questions Also, describe the pictures of Quanah Parker below...being familiar with the Comanches, explain how the photos paint a picture of their lifestyle. (Are they hunters? Nomads? What type of dwellings do they live in? etc...) *don't forget to check out the bonus material at the bottom of this page |
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Station 2 Railroads in journal under railroads
Railroads
Please use the link above to answer the questions below...
Railroads
Please use the link above to answer the questions below...
- In complete sentences explain why James Hogg created the Railroad Commission of Texas.
- Why did the railroads become so successful in Texas?
- What did they use them for?
- Two major railways were created after the Civil War.
- What cities did they connect?
- What do you notice about the location of these cities?
Station 3: Windmills under open range
Windmills Follow the link above to answer the following questions 1. How long have windmills been around for? What were they used for? 2. Why would windmills have been such an important part of life in West Texas? What do we know about the climate of West Texas, and how might that have affected the agriculture and ranching? 3. Describe how a windmill works... you may use an illustration if you would like to. |
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Station 4 : Buffalo Soldiers in journal below Quanah Parker
Soldiers
Use the link above and prior knowledge to answer the questions below..
1. How did the buffalo soldiers get their name?
2. List four or five jobs the buffalo soldiers did.
3. What tribes did the buffalo soldiers have military campaigns with?
4. What was different about the buffalo soldiers from other army regiments?
5. Write a diary entry describing a normal day in the life of a buffalo soldier... 4 sentence minimum
*Don't forget to check out the bonus material at the bottom of this page
Soldiers
Use the link above and prior knowledge to answer the questions below..
1. How did the buffalo soldiers get their name?
2. List four or five jobs the buffalo soldiers did.
3. What tribes did the buffalo soldiers have military campaigns with?
4. What was different about the buffalo soldiers from other army regiments?
5. Write a diary entry describing a normal day in the life of a buffalo soldier... 4 sentence minimum
*Don't forget to check out the bonus material at the bottom of this page
Station 5: Cattle/Cowboys in journal under cattle
Cattle
Please follow the link above to answer the questions below..
1. Write a short summary (3-5 complete sentences) describing being a cowboy on the cattle drive..(use examples from the movie)
2. How many cattle grazed the Lone-Star state in the 1860’s?
3. Why would they take the cattle up to the railroads?
4. What was one of the reasons for fencing in cattle? How did they do that?
Cattle
Please follow the link above to answer the questions below..
1. Write a short summary (3-5 complete sentences) describing being a cowboy on the cattle drive..(use examples from the movie)
2. How many cattle grazed the Lone-Star state in the 1860’s?
3. Why would they take the cattle up to the railroads?
4. What was one of the reasons for fencing in cattle? How did they do that?
Station 6: Hispanic Culture in journal under immigrants
1. Define 'quinceanera'
2. Where do people of Mexican descent trace their biological origins?
3. How is there an influence of Mexico still in Texas today (3 sentences)?
4. Explain how people from Mexico were important in regards to railroads, farming, and ranching.
5. Mexican immigrants introduced distinctive architecture to Texas, give an example of this architecture.
You may use the following website to help answer these questions
1. Define 'quinceanera'
2. Where do people of Mexican descent trace their biological origins?
3. How is there an influence of Mexico still in Texas today (3 sentences)?
4. Explain how people from Mexico were important in regards to railroads, farming, and ranching.
5. Mexican immigrants introduced distinctive architecture to Texas, give an example of this architecture.
You may use the following website to help answer these questions
*****Bonus******
If you finish early you may want to write the following notes in your journal... they may be test questions?!?!?!
*From 1860-1900 cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes characterized much of the society of Texas
*Post Civil War: American Indian tribes were moved to reservations
*West Texas: Dry climate. Ranching became more prominent than farming. Windmills helped as a way to get water without being near a river.
*Germans were attracted to Texas because of cheap land and mild climate
*Cotton was grown primarily in East Texas
If you finish early you may want to write the following notes in your journal... they may be test questions?!?!?!
*From 1860-1900 cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes characterized much of the society of Texas
*Post Civil War: American Indian tribes were moved to reservations
*West Texas: Dry climate. Ranching became more prominent than farming. Windmills helped as a way to get water without being near a river.
*Germans were attracted to Texas because of cheap land and mild climate
*Cotton was grown primarily in East Texas