Final Exam Review Part 9 Flashcards
Major Richard Dowling and his small force defeated union attackers at
the Battle of Sabine Pass
Some Mexican Americans and German Americans attempted to leave Texas during the war to avoid
the draft.
Robert E Lee was finally defeated by
Ulysses Grant.
The last battle of the war was fought at
Palmito Ranch near Brownsville, Texas
Slaves were freed from slavery by the
Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863.
Before the war, slaveholders argued in favor of
states’ rights.
The number of cattle in Texas grew substantially during the Civil War because
although demand for beef increased, Union blockades made it difficult to move cattle to markets outside the state.
The first ranchers in Texas were
Tejanos who brought knowledge of ranching from Mexico.
Cowboy culture was popularized in America by
inexpensive novels that glorified cowboy life.
The cattle kingdom began to disappear after
fences started to enclose the open range.
In parts of Texas that were too rugged and dry for cattle, some ranchers turned to
sheep herding.
At one time, the XIT Ranch covered at
3 million acres.
Barbed wire was invented in 1873u
a farmer from Illinois.
The great benefit of barbed wire was that it
did not rust.
One reason for the success of the cattle kingdom was
the high demand for Texas beef in the East.
