__________soldier – an African American soldier who served in the western U.S. after the Civil War (Unit 2 Lesson 3 Page 9)
Buffalo soldier
From 1867 to 1896 the Buffalo Soldiers fought in Texas. Their main jobs were to prevent attacks and raids from Indigenous people on the frontier and to police against cattle thieves. They did their job so well that ______ Buffalo Soldiers were given Medals of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the army’s highest award for bravery.
Twenty-five Buffalo Soldiers were given Medals of Honor.
Before 1779, some Texas cattle had been sold to Mexico, but most of the meat and hides from the Texas cattle were used locally. In 1779, the need to feed Spanish soldiers in Louisiana and the Caribbean meant cattle could command high prices if they were taken to ______ ______________. (Unit 2 Lesson 5 Page
New Orleans
One thing about cowboys--that the lesson and test say is a myth: most cowboys were not skilled at
_______________ __________. Most cowboys used a tied rope called a lariat, not a gun, as their tool of the trade
gunfighting or marksmanship
Anna Mebus Martin and her family immigrated to Texas from _____________. She accomplished a lot in cattle sales, in business management, and in banking. After her husband’s death, she founded the Commercial Bank, which is still in business in Mason. (Unit 2 Lesson 6 Page 12)
_____________________, school teacher, bought 10 acres of land and began herding cattle that had been roaming freely. She became the first woman to work on the Chisholm Trail, and travel with a number of her hired cowhands on a cattle drive. By the time she died, she owned land in ______counties. Her nickname was the “Cattle Queen of Texas”
Anna Mebus Martin and her family immigrated to Texas from Germany.
Sarah Cockrell, school teacher, bought 10 acres of land and began herding cattle that had been roaming freely. She became the first woman to work on the Chisholm Trail, and travel with a number of her hired cowhands on a cattle drive. By the time she died, she owned land in six counties. Her nickname was the "Cattle Queen of Texas".