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Cotton, Cattle, Railroad

Authored by LUCINDA CODRINGTON

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Cotton, Cattle, Railroad
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The life of a sharecropper was similar in some ways to the life of a slave in that many sharecroppers were --

not free to work for anyone except their landlords

not entitled to government assistance or services

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An important effect of the expansion of railroads in Texas was --

an increase in commercial farming

a reduction in the amount of land available for farming

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The state of Texas encouraged the construction of railroads by --

requiring farmers to use the railroads to transport their crops

placing a high tax on riverboat traffic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Use the map below AND your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

To bring cattle to market, Texas cowboys had to endure --

hot and dry conditions on the Great Plains

many days without food

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There was a _____ in cotton production in Texas between 1869 and 1900.

large increase

slight increase

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first cattle in Texas were brought by --

Spanish explorers

American settlers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which new technology helped MOST to make cattle drives profitable?

Telegraph

Railroads

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