Rise of Industry.HallsvilleJH

Select all of the reasons why industry developed slowly in Texas.

• Texas was a frontier state, far from cities and markets

• Texas lacked valuable raw materials like iron ore and high quality coal

• Transportation was slow and expensive

• Most Texans opposed industry

What technology was built in Texas that allowed settlers to get their products to markets as cheaply as possible?

• Railroads

• Windmills

• Subways

• Horse and cart

Farm families were so busy with commercial farming, they began to buy items they previously made themselves. Which of these industries grew as a result? (Pick all that apply)

• Flour Mills

• Grist Mills

• Meat Packing

• Aeronautics Technology

Fort Worth became know as ___________.

• Cowtown

• Cotton Center

• Grain City

• Moonshine Meadow

What was the leading industry in Texas in the late 1800's?

• Logging and Lumber

• Iron Production

• Gasoline Production

• Textile Industry

(Pick the 2 words that best complete the sentence) _______________ was known as the Prince of the Pines and he operated ______ major sawmills in East Texas.

• John Henry Kirby

• 14

• William Barrett Travis

• 36

(Pick the 2 words that best completes the sentence)

The city of _____________ became the major __________ town in Texas.

• Thurber

• Coal

• Amarillo

• Cotton

(Pick the words that best completes the sentence)

The East Texas town of _______________ became a center for __________ mining.

• Grand Saline

• salt

• Pittsburg

• iron

What caused Texas cities to grow?

• Industry and transportation

• Open space

• Indian Tribes

• Weather Patterns

(Select the words that best completes the sentence)

______ became one of the first __________ in Texas.

• Dallas

• Rail Crossroads

• Marshall

• plantations