Bigger, Better, Faster: The Changing Nation

What is the transcontinental railroad?

• none of the above

• railroad that goes across the US

• railroads that was built in our city

• railroads built on other continents

What is a railhead?

• the people that built the railroad

• the train driver

• the wood ties that connect the railroads

• a railroad station

Why did immigrants come over to the US?

• to have a better life and freedom

• to find a new pet

• to sail across the ocean

• to start a war

The long journeys guiding cattle north from Texas were called

• cattle market

• cattle trail

• trailroads

• cattle routes

made many products using peanuts and crop rotation

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Rough Riders

• George Washington Carver

What is demand?

• The desire to purchase and the ability to do so

• a command or order

• supply

• The amount of a resource available for purchase

What are twisted wires that are armed with barbs or sharp points?

• steel fence

• all of the above

• barbed wire

• type of protection to keep things out of an area

Name two of the most famous cattle trails?

• Oregon Trail

• Chisholm Trail

• Nestle Trail

• Great Western Cattle Trail

Why did cattle trails end?

• barbed wire

• dying cattle in the winter

• development of the railroads

• all of the above

Who were former slaves that worked in Texas after the Civil War?

• Black cowboys of Texas

• Texas Cowboys

• Texas Railworkers

• Confederates of Texas