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WorksheetsUnit 8-Age of Industry Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
With the discovery of oil in the early 1900s, the demand for coal decreased dramatically.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What best describes 1860 - 1920 Texas Era?
a)
Cattle, Cotton, Railroad, and Oil Boom
b)
Age of Oil
c)
Age of Explorers
d)
World War 1
3.
Besides cheap land and cotton, what is another factor (reason) why people settled in the East Texas frontier?
a)
Cotton Industry
b)
The meat (beef) Industry
c)
Investment in schools
d)
new cattle breeds
4.
What were some of the reasons for the Range Wars in Texas in the late 1800s?
a)
sharecroppers and tenant farming
b)
barbed wire and ranchers fencing land
c)
migration of people to West Texas
d)
American Indians raiding settlements
5.
One of the founder of the Texas Railroad Commission
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Johnny Cash
c)
James Hogg
d)
Sam Houston
6.
Which word means an uncontrolled headlong rush of frightened animals?
a)
ranches
b)
windmills
c)
stampede
d)
urbanization
7.
What region in Texas is the majority of the Cotton industry?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
East
8.
What helped cities boom in the late 1800s?
a)
Cities grew with railroad expansion
b)
American Indians removed to reservations
c)
Cotton became the number one industry in Texas
d)
Population in Texas dropped to the loud noise of the train
9.
Which innovation was created for irrigation and to support farms and ranches in dry areas?
a)
urbanization
b)
cotton gin
c)
windmills
d)
barbed wire
10.
What was one of the negative effects of the barbed wire on the Texas frontier?
a)
introduction of rodeos
b)
end of cattle trails and drives
c)
cattle ranches decline
d)
American Indian raids increased
11.
What motivated people to ranch instead of farm in West Texas?
a)
Water resources
b)
railroads
c)
discovery of oil
d)
barbed wire
12.
What is the earliest cattle trail in Texas?
a)
Shawnee Trail
b)
Goodnight-Loving
c)
Western
d)
Chisholm
13.
What did the Spanish explorers bring to America?
a)
silver
b)
cattle
c)
corn
d)
horses
14.
What is Joseph Glidden famous for?
a)
starting cattle drives
b)
inventing the cattle brand
c)
inventing barbed wire
15.
Cattle drives took cattle to railroads towns. They would then go to
a)
cattle markets
b)
another ranch
c)
back to their ranch
d)
the closest butcher
16.
After more railroads were built in towns
a)
cowboys became conductors
b)
long cattle drives ended
c)
ranchers started growing crops because they could be shipped easier
17.
Richard King
a)
Had a huge ranch where he raised cattle and horses
b)
invented barbed wire
c)
had a ranch in Cuba
18.
What did ranchers use to tell the difference between their cattle?
a)
brands
b)
collars
c)
fences
19.
What year did the first successful oil well erupt, changing the Texas economy forever?
a)
1901
b)
1921
c)
1900
d)
1836
20.
Breed of cattle, known for their hardiness and massive horns.
a)
Longhorn
b)
Primo Pick
c)
Angus
d)
Charlee
21.
He owned the 1st cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle. 1 of the 4 major cattle trails named after him. One of the greatest cattlemen of all time.
a)
Charles Goodnight
b)
James S. Hogg
c)
Howard Hughes Sr.
d)
Scot Joplin
22.
What three components helped end the cattle kingdom and cattle drives?
a)
railroads, barbwire, longhorns
b)
barbwire, railroads, windmills
c)
cattle, oil, automobiles
d)
railroads, cattle trails, windmills
23.
What natural disaster occurred in the year 1900 in Galveston?
a)
Galveston Hurricane
b)
Hurricane Katrina
c)
Hurricane Ike
d)
Issac's Storm
24.
Which of the following were the most important economic effects of oil, railroads, and cattle in Texas?
a)
There was no economic growth because Texas was already industrial
b)
Sparked the opening of many new businesses to support the industries and population
c)
Created a local democratic government to support the increase of population
d)
Allowed for cultural borrowing opportunities
25.
Why is 1901 significant?
a)
Texas won its independence from Mexico
b)
The largest oil reserve was discovered at Spindletop
c)
The American Civil War ended
d)
Texas was annexed by the United States
26.
What does urbanization mean?
a)
The increase of agricultural businesses in rural areas
b)
The system used to collect taxes from Texas residents
c)
The movement of population and jobs from rural farms to cities
d)
The migration from cities back to farmland
27.
Who did the Grangers fight against?
a)
Steel Monopolies
b)
Railroad Monopolies
c)
Oil Monopolies
d)
Socialist
28.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
1800-1830
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
29.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
30.
What was the name of the Progressive Era reform group that successfully fought for tempreance (no liquor)? It was not the American Temperance Socetiy. They were an Antebellum group.
a)
The Grange
b)
Texas Railroad Commission
c)
Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
d)
Farmers' Alliance
31.
Urbanization in Dallas and Houston in the 20th century was encouraged by
a)
railroad expansion
b)
women as railroad conductors
c)
cattle ranching
d)
Transportation
32.
What caused for rural Texas to urbanize and have boomtowns pop up all over Texas?
a)
discovery of oil
b)
discovery of railroads
c)
cattle industry
d)
Windmills
33.
What did James Hogg create to address or regulate the oil industry?
a)
Texas Farmers' Alliance
b)
The Grange
c)
The Texas Railroad Commission
d)
LULAC
34.
Spindletop, Texas' first oil gusher, was located near what major city?
a)
Dallas
b)
El Paso
c)
Houston
d)
Lubbock
35.
Which of the following were animals that ranchers raised?
a)
Cows, goats, sheep
b)
Horses, fish, doves
c)
Deer, raccoon, weasels
d)
Butterflies, grubs, wasps
36.
The XIT ranch was traded for a...
a)
new house
b)
new capitol building
c)
new patio
d)
new car
37.
The largest of the 3 big ranches was...
a)
JA Ranch
b)
XIT Ranch
c)
King Ranch
d)
Stevenson Ranch
38.
The cattle drives all went to the...
a)
major car dealerships
b)
mansion of Turtle Creek
c)
major railheads
d)
beef butchers
39.
Stockyards were...
a)
a place to watch cows dance
b)
a two-stepping joint
c)
a place to sell cattle
d)
a stampeede
40.
A farmer who in exchange for labor is provided with seed, tools, living quarters, and food and receives a share of the crop.
a)
twin helper
b)
sharecropper
c)
share holder
41.
A tenant farmer is a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of the crop.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
42.
When land is left _______ it was left un-planted for one or more growing seasons.
a)
alone
b)
fallow
c)
forlonged
43.
A farming approach that uses careful plowing to keep loose soil on top, slowing evaporation to keep soil moist.
a)
twist and turn farming
b)
slash and burn
c)
dry farming
44.
A _____ fence separated cattle from going into somebody else's land.
a)
short
b)
drift
c)
moving
45.
______ is a group of investors who join together to fund a business.
a)
syndicate
b)
mustang
c)
convene
46.
The mustang was the small, hardy _____ of the West.
a)
buffalo
b)
cow
c)
horse
47.
Quarantine is a state of enforced isolation designed to prevent the spread of ______ or ______.
a)
flu:sickness
b)
disease:pests
c)
rats:crickets
48.
A _____ is a ranch hand who takes care of saddle horses.
a)
wrangler
b)
bassist
c)
herder
49.
The person who moves livestock overland to market is known as a
a)
roamer
b)
mover
c)
drover
50.
Public land that could be used by anyone, usually for grazing cattle is called
a)
range over
b)
free range
c)
open range
51.
Rachero is the __________ word for "rancher"
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
German
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