Texas History Unit 6 Vocab

4. African American soldiers that fought against the American Indians in the West.
8. A government official or representative in charge of a department or district individuals
11. Spanish cowboys gave origin to the Texas cowboy
12. made from decomposing plants and animals: oil, coal, or natural gas
13. A town growing rapidly over night due to the discovery of oil
17. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent
20. meeting places of two or more lines of a railroad
21. farming techniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in the soil.
24. Behind swing men. Same job.
27. Took care of remuda. Lowest paid man on the drive.
28. The land that forms the furthest extent of a country’s territory that has little inhabitants
29. Unfenced Land
30. Extra horses (often 50-100) for cowboys to ride. Horses got tired & needed rest.
31. a mark made by burning or otherwise to indicate ownership.
32. devices using wind power to pump water from underground to the surface.
33. underground water resource
35. the process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agriculture to a reliance on manufacturing.
36. economic system driven by supply and demand
37. fencing designed with sharp points

1. a tower like framework over an oil well used for drilling
2. Kept stragglers from falling behind. Ate a lot of dust. Hence the phrase “it’s a drag”
3. A process of economic expansion and contraction that occurs repeatedly. During the boom the economy grows, jobs are plentiful and the market brings high returns to investors. In the subsequent bus the economy shrinks, people lose their job and investors lose money.
5. a combustible gas that is found in porous sedimentary rocks
6. railroad that runs across the continent
7. No- nonsense leader of the drive. Often rode a few miles ahead to scout out the trail.
9. Next to boss, the cook was the highest paid man on the drive.
10. process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by Cowboys on horses.
14. A breed of cattle with long horns
15. Disease spread by ticks brought by cattle on the drives from Texas.
16. a prospector for oil in areas having no proven resources
18. violent disputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers.
19. Rode in front and helped guide the herd.
22. a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as oil
23. Kept cattle from straying
25. machines that separate grains and seeds from plants
26. A large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and stored.
31. a type of beetle that infests the cotton plant
34. A cattle thief