Texas Cotton and Railroads

Texas Cotton and Railroads

7th Grade

20 Qs

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Texas Cotton and Railroads

Texas Cotton and Railroads

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What purpose did the windmills in West Texas serve in the late 1800s?

The windmills pumped water

They generated electricity

They told farmers the direction of the wind

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The invention of barbed wire and the expansion of farming lead to the end what agricultural practice?

The long cattle drive

Farming

Windmills

The cattle market

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the end destination of the cowboys on the long cattle drive?

Railroads leading to the North

Texas slaughterhouses

Oklahoma meatpacking plants

Ports with ships overseas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the effect of the railroads bringing people, industry, and products to Texas in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Boosted the economies of Texas cities and towns

Caused overpopulation

Ended the cattle drive

Led to a rise in criminal activity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What facilitated the expansion of the cotton and cattle industries nationally and internationally?

Railroads

Cattle drives

Mechanical cotton picker

It did not expand

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Texas ranchers and farmers feel about the expansion of railroads?

They thought it was easier to ship their cattle and cotton to markets in the East

They thought it made getting products to market more difficult

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?

The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.

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