The Texas Railroad Boom

Time of rapid growth

• Boom

• Supply

• Free Enterprise

• Junction

Where two or more rail lines meet

• Intersection

• Junction

• Producer

• Demands

An economic system in which people are free to buy and sell good and services with little control by the government.

• Free enterprise

• Store

• Producer

• Apple

Train Steam engine

• Thomas the train

• Consumer

• Locomotive

• Supply

A person or company that makes or sells goods or offers a service

• Store

• Producer

• Consumer

Is a person or company the buys or uses goods or offers a service

• Consumer

• Store

• Producer

• Manager

Number of items that producers offer for sale at a certain price

• Clearance

• Supply

• Products

Number of items consumers, or buys are willing to buy at a certain price.

• Supply

• Consumers

• Junction

• Demands

In 1890, Texas had more than _____ miles of tracks

• 8,000

• 4,000

• 5,000

• 2,000

What did the workers that laid tracks earn?

• $100 A month plus food and shelter

• $40 a month plus food and shelter

• $20 a month plus food and shelter