PEGS of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

PEGS of Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

Directions

• Identify if it is:

• Political (Government, Laws, Politicians, Rights)

• Economic ($$, Taxes, Trading, Jobs, Business)

• Geographical (Land, environment, location etc.) or

• Social (People, Culture, Population)

Multiple Choice

1. Natives were forced off their land to reservations.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

2. Cotton was the King cash crop in Texas.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

3. Cotton was mainly produced in the South

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

4. James Hogg created laws to stop unfair practices in the railroad industry.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

5. Railroads allowed farmers to move goods faster and cheaper

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

6. Population of cities grew near railroads.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

7. Most cattle trails went North

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

8. Texas Legislature made fence cutting illegal.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

9. Vaqueros taught African Americans and Anglos how to ride, rope, and shoot.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

Multiple Choice

10. Cowboys took the cattle to market and sold them for $40 each.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social