Railroads in Texas

What industry increased the growth of free enterprise in other industries in Texas?

• cattle ranching

• railroads

• sharecropping

• natural gas

What new technology was fast and carried a lot of items at once?

• railroad

• cattle drives

• sharecropping

• fisheries

How did the fast train engines help boost Texas' economy?

• Quickly producing large amounts of cotton

• quickly carrying large amounts of people out of Texas

• quickly carrying large amounts of natural gas to the West

• quickly carrying a large amount of goods to markets in the East

What did a town have to have in order to be successful in the late 1800s?

• oil fields

• goats, chickens, and pigs

• large ranches

• train station

Which of the following is not an effect of the railroad industry in Texas?

• Easier to ship goods across the state

• Encouraged government to buy pieces of land

• Helped the Texas government raise money

• Population of West Texas declined

Which statements are True Check all that apply

• Railroads had great power because they were essential to life and work in Texas

• Settlement in much of Texas followed the building of the railroads

• Populations in Urban areas grew due to cities being near the railroads

• Railroads drastically transformed the stat of Texas in a short period of time

How did the railroad industry effect Texas population?

• Population decreased in the West

• Population increased in the West

• Population decreased in the East

• Population increased in the East

What is the relationship between the cattle industry and the railroad industry?

• There is no connection between the cattle industry and the railroad industry

• Cattle ranchers would set up their ranches along train stations

• Cattle ranchers would also invest in railroad companies

• The end destination of cattle trails was railroad stations that would take cattle to markets

Which of the following were the most important economic effects of oil, railroads, and cattle in Texas?

• There was no economic growth because Texas was already industrial

• Sparked the opening of many new businesses to support the industries and population

• Created a local democratic government to support the increase of population

• Allowed for cultural borrowing opportunities

What was the leading cause of the end of the open range and cattle driving in Texas?

• expanding agriculture

• expanding railroads

• severe drought

• Cow fever