Railroads in Texas

During the 1850’s, railroads came to Texas, changing the way people

lived. _______________ could be transported more easily.

• Merchandise

• Stagecoach

• Trains

• Water

Before 1870’s, Texans traveled mainly by horse, wagon, or

__________________.

• Merchandise

• Stagecoach

• Trains

• Water

A _________ is a time of rapid growth.

• growth

• stage

• boom

• population

Trains were powered by ________________.

• gasoline

• oil

• steam engine

• pickles

A ________________ is a place where 2 or more railroad lines come

across.

• junction

• stop

• yield

• train track

By 1910, Texas had more _____________ of railroad tracks than any

other state in the country!

• smiles

• miles

• milligrams

• junction

The Texas boom initiated at the _______________________, then it

overextended northward.

• steam engine

• Mc Donalds

• North Central Plains

• Gulf Coast Ports

Railroad workers dug _________________ every 30 miles besides

tracks.

• gasoline

• sand

• water wells

• oil

Railroads companies also helped develop new _______________.

• factories

• merchants

• farms

• trees

Railroad companies taught people better techniques to _________.

• clean

• wash their clothes

• farm

• sleep