The Railroads and Industry in Texas Textbook Activity

Page 503: List three Texas cities with railroads.

• Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston

• Austin, El Paso, and Corpus Christi

Page 503: Meatpacking plants were located near two major towns ....

• Victoria and Fort Worth

• Austin and Houston

Railroads in Texas were located near what types of sites?

• Cities and towns

• Military bases

• Agricultural fields

• Natural resource areas

Although some railroads were built in the 1850s and 1860s, it wouldn’t be until the ______ that a major system of railway finally began appearing in Texas.

• 1870s

• 1880s

• 1860s

• 1890s

In 1875, there were ______ miles of railroad track in Texas.

• 1,650

• 1,750

• 1,850

• 1,950

What does 'Transcontinental' mean?

• Extending or going across the continent

• Belonging to several continents

• Limited to one continent

• Separated by continents

The expanding Texas rail system transported ______ from areas where timber was harvested to sawmills and from there to markets.

• logs

• bricks

• cattle

• cotton

The railroad brought ______ benefits to Texas.

• enormous

• significant

• limited

• marginal

Settlement ______ at a rapid rate.

• increased

• declined

• remained

• contracted

Towns grew up ______ near railroad stops.

• quickly

• slowly

• erratically

• haphazardly