Buffalo Soldiers - African American soldiers protecting the frontier after Civil War, Quanah Parker - Comanche Chief, helped natives adjust to reservation life, James Hogg - TX Governor who created TX Railroads Commission, Sul Ross - TX Governor, President of TX A&M, Native Americans - Relocated to reservations, Buffalo Hunters - Killed the buffalo from the windows of railroad cars, XIT - Largest ranch in TX, Plains Tribes (Comanche) - Avoided capture, struggled due to buffalos almost extinct, West Texas - Too dry for farming, mainly ranching, Railroads - Expanded national markets, grew quickly in late 1800s, Barbed Wire - Protected crops from cattle, lead to the end of Cattle Drives, Cattle Drives - Cowboys lead hundreds of cattle to meat markets, supported cattle industry, Red River Wars - The end of Plains Native tribes, Oklahoma soldiers won, Texas Railroad Commissions - Created by James Hogg to end unfair railroad business practices, Agriculture - Largest industry in the early 20th century, Windmills - Helped pump water out of the ground so ranchers had water available,
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