Railroads Come to Texas, Changing the Landscape

Railroads Come to Texas, Changing the Landscape

7th Grade

6 Qs

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Railroads Come to Texas, Changing the Landscape

Railroads Come to Texas, Changing the Landscape

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

JESSICA C GURLEY

FREE Resource

6 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

When did the construction of the first railroad track in Texas begin?

1830s

1900

1851

1876

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

How many miles of railroad track were built in Texas by 1865?

Nearly 10,000 miles

2,500 miles

Less than 100 miles

Over 500 miles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

Which city's population grew from about 800 to more than 7,000 after the arrival of the railroad?

Dallas

Galveston

Houston

Austin

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

What year did the state government offer land to railroad companies to encourage construction?

1851

1871

1876

1891

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

What was one major negative impact of the railroad expansion in Texas?

Decrease in cattle farming

Overpopulation of cities

Reduction in the price of goods

Displacement of Native Americans and buffalo slaughter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

Texas had over how many miles of railroad track by 1900?

20,000

10,000

30,000

5,000