Texas Railroad development

Texas Railroad development

4th Grade

15 Qs

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Texas Railroad development

Texas Railroad development

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the greatest challenge settlers faced?

Coastal Shipping

tremendous heat

few entrepreneurs

lack of transportation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is one reason the railroad grew slowly?

herds of cattle blocking the tracks

competition from the steamboat industry

loaning money to a frontier state was risky

no one traveled outside of the Houston area

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How many miles of tracks were laid by 1861?

100

280

350

470

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How were goods usually transported across Texas before railroads?

backpacks

mules

wagons

steamships

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Bewtween which two cities was the first successful track laid?

Houston and Harrisburg

Harrisburg and Stafford's Point

Cypress and Houston

Stafford's Point and Cypress

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the first major change in Texas as a result of the railroad?

more business

larger cattle herds

population growth

lots of railroads yards

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What term means people or businesses depend on each other?

bankruptcy

competition

entrepreneur

interdependence

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