Cattle Industry and Railroads in Texas

What two factors contributed to the end of the cattle drives in Texas

• War with Mexico

• The expansion of railroads.

• The invention of barbed wire.

• The invention of cars.

She was the first woman to travel the Chisholm Trail. Additionally, she was know of as " The Cattle Queen." Who was she?

• Santa Anna

• Lizzie Johnson

• Women Airforce Pilots Service

• Bessie Coleman

After the Civil War Texas relied (depended) on their abundant ______ to grow its economy.

• oil

• cotton

• trees

• cattle

Joseph Glidden's invention was one of the factors that contributed to the end of the cattle drive. What did he invent?

• barbed wire

• railroads

• condensed milk

• steamboats

Gail Borden created a way of condensing _______

• barbed wire

• milk

• cheese

• apples

The development of railroads in Texas had which of the following impacts:

• cities where the railroads ran through grew in population (amount of people).

• goods like crops and cattle could be moved easier

• people moved from the cities to the farms

• goods arrived to market (places where they were sold) faster

What was one of the reasons Texas needed to build railroads

• railroads gave Texans more fun things to do.

• railroads generated thermal energy through the burning of coal

• Railroads made moving people and goods across Texas easier.

• railroads made fighting during wartime easier

How did railroads change life in Texas?

• Cities grew in population

• people moved from urban areas to rural areas

• towns were built along railroad lines and junctions

• various industries grew as railroads made moving their goods easier and faster