Cattle Industry/Railroad Boom Multiple Choice

The Spanish and Anglo American Cattle mixed and became a new breed called the

• calf

• longhorn

• longneck

• buffalo

Cowhands would burn a design into the side of their cattle so they could be identified. This is called...

• rounding up

• hurting

• labeling

• branding

Farmers used which of these items to keep cattle contained and out of their crops?

• buffalo hide

• barbed wire

• open range

• free enterprise

Texas farmers depended on what to water their plants?

• rain

• irrigation

• plants

• other farmers

This was a fast way for Texas farmers to get their crops to the markets during the 1800s

• horse and buggy

• walking

• railroads

• automobiles

What sprung up around the new railroad lines that were built in Texas?

• cities and towns

• plant growth

• new cattle

• maps

Railroads negatively affected which group of people because they overtook their land?

• Mexican Americans

• Tejanos

• Vikings

• American Indians

Which is one effect of the railroad boom?

• the population of Texas doubled in size

• It led to a boom in many businesses

• Railroads were used to transport goods, crops, and even cattle

• All of the above

Businesses in Texas grew and developed under the

• dictator

• free enterprise system

• producer

• open range

Which of the following means "a person who buys or uses goods and services."

• supply

• consumer

• producer

• demand