The Texas Railroad Boom

What is a boom?

• a time of rapid growth

• a loud noise

• a surprise

What is one effect of the railroad on American Indian life in Texas?

• American Indians were eaten by the buffalo

• American Indians lost their land

• American Indians were allowed to vote.

Who worked on the railroads in Texas?

• Chinese

• Polish

• Germans

• Russians

The locomotive was a...

• Car

• Plane

• Train

• Horse

How did the railways change ranching?

• brought in more food for horses

• loaded horses on trains rather than riding them to nearby towns

• It didn't change at all

A junction is...

• a function

• a fun place to live

• is where two rail lines meet

A producer is

• a person who makes or sells a product

• smells bad

• the sun