Unit 9 Cotton, cattle, and railroads

Working land owned by someone else, and paying for the use of that land with a share of the crop grown, is known as –

• subsistence farming

• continuation farming

• tenant farming

• pay-to-go farming

What was the name of the farmer’s organization whose goal was to help farmers by sharing knowledge and by setting up stores where prices were better for their members?

• the Farmer’s Organization

• the Alliance of Farmers

• the Grange

• the Farming Community

Why was the cotton gin such a useful invention?

• it helped the cotton grow faster

• it turned cotton into brand new clothes

• it packaged the cotton in little bales

• it quickly removed seeds from the cotton

What did people complain about regarding the railroads?

• Railroads charged farmers high prices to move their goods.

• Some railroads refused to build tracks in certain areas of Texas.

• Railroads were working together like a trust and not competing against each other.

• All of these answers are correct

What did James Hogg do to help the people of Texas?

• He bought the railroad companies and fired all the greedy owners

• He helped write an anti-trust law and worked to regulate the railroads

• He invented the automobile, so people didn’t have to use railroads any more

• He ran for President of the U.S., and promised to always support his fellow Texans

What right were many women trying to gain during this time period?

• the right to vote in elections

• the right to own property

• the right to serve on a jury

• the right to go to college

Which of the following choices would best fit into the box above?

• High paying jobs

• Train accidents

• Centers of Higher Education

• Increase in crime

What is the name of the time period of Texas History that happened just BEFORE the era of “Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads”?

• Texas Revolution

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• Mexican National Era

• Early Statehood

What would be an appropriate title for this text box?

• Inventions of the 1800s

• Farming in West Texas Improves

• Texas’s Changing Culture

• Immigrants Come to Texas

Which region of Texas had the most railroad track?

• Mountains and Basins

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains