Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads Day 6-8 Quiz

Which one of the large cattle ranches located in Texas is below?

• King Isac Ranch

• Chelsey Ranch

• King Ranch

Other than cattle, name some animals that were raised on Texas ranches?

• Horses and Sheep

• Turkeys and Ducks

• Tigers and Lions

Who invented barbed wire?

• Carter Freeby

• J. F. Glidden

• J. F. Gold

How many miles of railroad track crossed Texas by 1900?

• 10 miles

• 100 miles

• 10,000 miles

What does the LUMBER industry do?

• Water

• Wood

• Metal

Which immigrants helped expand the Railroad in Texas?

• Irish and Chinese

• Mexican and Australian

• No immigrants helped

What is one POSITIVE effect that the railroads had in Texas?

• unfair prices charged

• new towns

• air and noise pollution

What is one NEGATIVE effect that the railroads had in Texas?

• new settlers

• easier travel

• unfair prices charged

What was “subsistence farming”?

• growing corn and other food crops to sale

• growing corn and other food crops to feed their families and livestock

What “cash crop” was grown and sold in Texas?

• Cotton

• Corn

• Potatoes