Railroad Boom in TX

Railroad Boom in TX

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

SAMANTHA Foster

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were Texans eagerly waiting on railroads to be built?

They loved trains.

It was difficult to travel on a horse, wagon, or steamboat.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1830s companies successfully brought railroads to Texas?

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first section of that track opened in_____.

1830

1851

1853

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By 1865, how many miles of railroad tracks were there in Texas?

100

500

5000

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What cities in Texas did the railroads connect? (select 3)

El Paso

Houston

Galveston

Port Arthur

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the towns that were already established near the railroads?

The population exploded or increased.

The lost all their money.

They became angry.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the government offer railroad companies in 1876?

Money

Slaves

Land

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