Cotton Cattle and Railroads

Cotton Cattle Railroads

Multiple Choice

Farming and raising livestock for profit is called

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

• Arable farming

Open Ended

Identify one significant difference between Tenant Farmers and Sharecroppers

Multiple Choice

Corn was a major source of food for people as well as the main feed crop for Texas livestock

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Looking at this picture, who do you think had the worst job?

• Boss

• Point

• Swing

• Flank

• Drag

Open Ended

In your opinion, who had the most important job on a cattle drive and why?

Multiple Choice

Cattle ranchers enjoyed sharing land with other livestock animals on the plains.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

I am a former Texas Governor, Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Who am I?

• Quanah Parker
• Bose Ikard
• James Hogg
• Charles Goodnight

Multiple Choice

What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?

• Railroads brought very few people to Texas.
• The trains were made to transport people only.
• The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.
• A way to transport good to market

Multiple Choice

The growth of the railroads had all of the following EXCEPT --

• Windmills became important to power railroad engines

• Cattle drives and open ranges ended

• New cities grew up along the rail lines

• Texas moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming