1. What economic effect did the Great Western Trail have on the development of Texas? *
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The trail influenced the creation of barbed wire.
The trail helped cowboys find new jobs.
The trail allowed for cattle to be sold in faraway markets.
2. ___________________ rarely made enough money to survive because they had to give landowners a share of the crops grown. *
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empresarios
vaqueros
immigrants
Sharecroppers
3. Tenant farmers stayed in _____________ to the land owners. *
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4. After the Civil War, how did the railroad unite Texas? *
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Houston was connected to the rail system.
By 1890, every large city in Texas was connected by at least two rail lines.
Texans pulled together to create a statewide effort to build an efficient rail system.
5. In what way was the reservation system harmful to American Indians? (Check all that apply) 2 points *
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Hunters killed the buffalo--their major food source--to force them onto the reservations.
They lost their land and the only way of life they had every known.
They were able to settle onto the frontier.
It allowed for the growth of agriculture
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