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Railroad Boom

Authored by Erica Ramirez

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4th Grade

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Railroad Boom
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the problems with horse-drawn coach rides in early Texas?

Quick, comfortable, and smooth

Efficient, modern, and reliable

Slow, hot, and dusty

Fast, cold, and clean

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What method of transportation proved to be the most effective for Texas?

Steamboats

Horse-drawn coaches

Railroad

Roads and canals

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway Company start laying tracks in Texas?

1853

1852

1851

1850

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miles of railroad tracks had been laid in Texas by 1861?

600 miles

350 miles

200 miles

470 miles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first major change to Texas during the railroad boom period?

Decrease in population

Increase in population

Decrease in transportation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the state government give away to railroad companies in exchange for building new tracks?

Oil

Money

Land

Gold

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miles of railroad tracks did Texas have within 30 years of the first tracks being built?

2,000 miles

5,000 miles

8,000 miles

10,000 miles

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