Which statement correctly describes the status of Texas cattle throughout most of the eighteenth century?(1 point)
Responses
The Spanish allowed their cattle to graze freely but carefully branded all of them to keep track of their owners.
The Spanish kept all of their cattle carefully fenced in and branded all them to protect against theft.
The Spanish allowed their cattle to live feral lives and allowed anyone who wanted to hunt and kill them to do so.
Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but many lived feral.
Some were kept close to settlements and branded to indicate their owners, but many lived feral.
How did cattle contribute to tensions between Spanish settlers and Indigenous nations in South and East Texas during the eighteenth century?(1 point)
Responses
The Spanish raided Indigenous nations, such as the Apache, to steal their cattle.
Indigenous nations drove bison herds onto grasslands where they outcompeted settlers’ cattle.
The Spanish objected to Indigenous hunters killing feral cattle in places where bison were scarce.
Indigenous nations planted mesquite on grasslands to protect bison herds and drive away cattle.
The Spanish objected to Indigenous hunters killing feral cattle in places where bison were scarce.
Which option correctly describes the workers who herded Anglo-American cattle in the 1820s and 1830s?(1 point)
Responses
Anglo-American cattle owners were only willing to hire Anglo-American cowherds to watch over their cattle.
They were mostly laborers who included Tejano vaqueros, enslaved African Americans, French Louisianians, and Anglo-Americans.
Anglo-American cattle owners only trusted experienced Tejano vaqueros to take care of their herds.
Most cowherds in this period were from Anglo-American families who owned cattle herds.
They were mostly laborers who included Tejano vaqueros, enslaved African Americans, French Louisianians, and Anglo-Americans.
What profitable advantage did cattle raisers in Texas enjoy under the Mexican government that had been denied to them during most of the period that Spain controlled the region?(1 point)
Responses
They were allowed to sell their cattle and cattle products to the port of New Orleans.
They were allowed to sell their cattle and cattle products south to markets in Mexico.
They were allowed to slaughter their cattle and use the meat, hides, and other cattle-related products locally.
They were allowed to graze their cattle on the grasslands of the Plains.
They were allowed to sell their cattle and cattle products south to markets in Mexico.
A student wrote the following thesis statement for their history research paper:
Because of the U.S. Civil War, the Texas cattle industry turned into a profitable nationwide industry.
Which of the following statements identifies evidence that best supports this argument?(1 point)
Responses
A naval blockade of the Texas coast and Mississippi River during the Civil War resulted in more cattle being shipped to the western frontier.
Overhunting of buffalo resulted in more Indigenous people trading with ranchers to get cattle for food and other resources.
Because slavery was abolished after the Civil War, cash crops were no longer the most important goods sold in the Texas economy.
An abundance of cattle existed in Texas after the Civil War, and ranchers needed to find ways to sell it to northern cities.