The Texas Railroad

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 helped cities boom in the late 1800s?

• Cities grew with railroad expansion

• American Indians removed to reservations

• Cotton became the number one industry in Texas

• Population in Texas dropped to the loud noise of the train

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

During the 1850’s, railroads came to Texas, changing the way people

lived. _______________ could be transported more easily.

• Merchandise

• Stagecoach

• Trains

• Water

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

What was NOT an effect of the railroad on American Indian life in Texas?

• American Indians lost land to the railroads.

• There were fewer buffalo, which the American Indians depended on for food and clothing.

• American Indians gained land from the railroads.

• All of the above

What impact did the railroads have on the ranching industry?

• Cowhands loaded the herds onto trains and shipped them to different locations.

• Railroads made ranching more difficult for cowhands.

• Cowhands drove herds around the railroads.

• The ranching industry was destroyed by railroads.

Where did clusters of settlements grow in Texas in the 1900s?

• Along the river

• Along the Gulf Coast

• Around railroad junctions

• Around ranches