Railroads Impact Texas

What does urbanization mean?

• The increase of agricultural businesses in rural areas
• The system used to collect taxes from Texas residents
• The movement of population and jobs from rural farms to cities
• The migration from cities back to farmland

How did the railroad industry effect Texas population?

• Population decreased in the West
• Population increased in the West
• Population increased in the East
• Population increased in the East

What is the relationship between the cattle industry and the railroad industry?

• There is no connection between the cattle industry and the railroad industry
• Cattle ranchers would set up their ranches along train stations
• Cattle ranchers would also invest in railroad companies
• The end destination of cattle trails was railroad stations that would take cattle to markets

Which of the following is not an effect of the railroad industry in Texas?

• Easier to ship goods across the state
• Encouraged government to buy pieces of land
• Helped the Texas government raise money
• Population of West Texas declined

Why did people leave their farms to move to cities?

• Arid farming conditions
• Floods ruining the crops
• Jobs and an opportunity to increase their income
• Get away from the Native Indians

Which of the following were the most important economic effects of oil, railroads, and cattle in Texas?

• There was no economic growth because Texas was already industrial
• Sparked the opening of many new businesses to support the industries and population
• Created a local democratic government to support the increase of population
• Allowed for cultural borrowing opportunities

Son of Comanche War Chief Peta Nacona and Cynthia Ann Parker, last leader of the Comanches 

• Quanah Parker
• Cynthia Ann Parker
• James Hogg
• Scot Joplin

___________ drove cattle from ranches to the railheads.

• Cowboys
• Explorers
• Railroad officials
• Meat dealers

What helped cities boom in the late 1800s?

• Cities grew with railroad expansion
• American Indians removed to reservations
• Cotton became the number one industry in Texas
• Population in Texas dropped to the loud noise of the train

The discovery of oil and the growth of railroads led to??

• The destabilization of Texas
• World War 1
• The urbanization of Texas.
• The oilization of Texas