Third 9wks Test Review

Before the oil boom in Texas took full effect, farmers had valued ​ (a)   more than ​ (b)   .

• water
• oil
• natural gas
• cotton

Texas supported secession during the American Civil War because the people had felt that slavery was ​ (a)   to their economy.

• vital
• useless
• unimportant

After the Civil War ​ (a)   in Texas began to grow due to the demand of beef ​ (b)   .

• cattle driving
• increasing
• cotton growing
• decreasing

After the Civil War, one reason why many families moved to frontier states like Texas was...

• the government was investing more in schools.

• the military was growing on the frontier, making it safer to live there.

• there was a surplus of Longhorn cattle, and workers needed to drive them to market.

How did westward expansion to the frontier of Texas after the Civil War affect Native Americans? ​ ​ (a)  

• Many were forced off their lands in Texas
• They managed to coexist with Americans.
• They were employed to work the cattle drives
• They managed to coexist with Americans

Texas Governor James Hogg is known best for..

• Prosecuting corrupt leaders in the oil industry.

• Working to bring an end to the frontier wars in West Texas.

• Supporting the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission.

• Signing legislation that established the Attorney General's office.

The relationship between the railroad and agriculture industry in Texas was that farmers could ​ (a)   more produce to cities ​ (b)   .

• move
• faster
• grow
• slower

One change the expansion of agriculture can bring is...

• Population growth.

• An increase in gunslinging.

• The rise of cowboy work.

ANOTHER change the expansion of agriculture can bring is...

• An increase in commercial farming.

• An increase in gunslinging.

• The rise of cowboy work.

In Beaumont Texas, the oil well Spindletop was the first step for ​ (a)   .

• greater industrialization
• decreasing the value of farm land
• bringing attention to environmental issues
• creating a monopoly in the oil industry