WorksheetsRailroads
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.
a)
Vigilantes
b)
Boom towns
c)
Nitro-glycerin
d)
Comstock Lode
2.
I am a former Texas Governor, Set up the Texas Railroad Commission Who am I?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Bose Ikard
c)
James Hogg
d)
Charles Goodnight
3.
What role did railroads play in Texas’ economy?
a)
Railroads brought very few people to Texas.
b)
The trains were made to transport people only.
c)
The railroads made it harder to transport goods to the East.
d)
A way to transport good to market
4.
* I was the last Comanche Chief*I was a son of a captured American women named Cynthia Ann
a)
Lone Wolf
b)
Big Bear
c)
Quanah Parker
d)
Peta Nocona
5.
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
6.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
7.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
8.
What town did both parts of the railroad meet in?
a)
Promontory, UT
b)
New York, NY
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NB
9.
How did the spread of railroads across Texas effect the overall economy of Texas?
a)
railroads improved the efficiency of ALL areas of the Texas economy
b)
railroad breakdowns and other issues slowed the Texas economy
c)
the railroad industry was too expensive and collapsed in just a few short years
d)
railroads had no effect on the economy of Texas
10.
Which of these is a challenge faced by the Union Pacific railroad?
a)
it had to build through the Sierra Nevada mountains
b)
conflict with Native Americans
c)
problems with the Chinese Americans
d)
the government di dnot want the Union Pacific to build a railroad
11.
What were the "gold rushers" called who went to California in the mid 1800's?
a)
forty-niners
b)
exodusters
c)
homesteaders
d)
sodbusters
12.
What is the name of the grass-covered dirt used in building homes?
a)
sod
b)
bricks
c)
hay
d)
prairie
13.
Chief Joseph.....
a)
invented Morse Code and the Telegraph
b)
invented blue jeans
c)
Leader of the Nez Perce who tried to run to Canda, but was captured and taken to Oklahoma
d)
leader of the Lakota who escaped to Canada
14.
Sodbusters
a)
a farmer who cut through sod before planting crops
b)
a person who starts a business
c)
a settler who moves from place to place
d)
African America cowboy
15.
Homesteaders
a)
people who claimed land under the Homestead Act
b)
a pioneer who moved from place to place
c)
a person who cut through sod before planting crops
d)
a person who starts a business
16.
Great Plains
a)
a vast region of dry grassland in the middle of the country
b)
land set aside by the government for Native Americans
c)
law that gave pioneers 160 acres of land to live on and farm for 5 years
d)
a device that sent messages through wires using electricity
17.
Samuel Morse
a)
invented Morse code and the telegraph
b)
a device that send messages through wires using electricity
c)
invented blue jeans
d)
a person who starts a business
18.
Telegraph
a)
a device that sends messages through wires using electricity
b)
a vast region of dry grassland in the middle of the country
c)
a person who invented Morse code
d)
law that gave pioneers land
19.
Pony Express
a)
sudden movement of people to an area where gold is found
b)
service in 1860 that used riders on horses to deliver mail from Missouri to California
c)
wagon train
d)
railroad that crosses a continent
20.
Which of the following could deliver mail from Missouri to California in just 10 days?
a)
telegraph
b)
the Pony Express
c)
the stagecoach
d)
a wagon train
21.
Workers who built the railroads were mainly
a)
homesteaders and cowboys
b)
Chinese and Irish
c)
Russian and Irish
d)
Mexican and Chinese
22.
How did the federal government encourage railroad companies to build more rails?
a)
Gave huge land grants and loans to them.
b)
Exempted their leaders from federal prosecution
c)
Allowed them to operate as a "public non-profit"
d)
Allowed them to cast votes even when in unorganized territory
23.
As the cattle of landowners along cattle trails died of Texas Fever, why were the Texas Longhorn cattle unaffected?
a)
The had developed natural immunities to the disease.
b)
Becaus they were given medication.
c)
Because Longhorn were given masks to wear while being driven North.
d)
Because horses got the disease instead of the cattle.
24.
As more and more railroads were built across the state of Texas how did they effect population development across the state?
a)
Texas became a major producer of cotton.
b)
New cities sprouted up along railroad lines
c)
West Texas' population grew faster than East Texas
d)
American Indian tribes were moved
25.
What developing mode of transportation made it easier for farmers to get produce to market in the late 1800s?
a)
Airplane
b)
Railroad
c)
Automobile
d)
Motorcycle
26.
What technology allowed farmers in West Texas to water crops?
a)
Cloud seeding.
b)
Windmill.
c)
Barbed Wire.
d)
Ocean water desalination.
27.
What important technological development occurred in East Texas (between Marshall and Jefferson)?
a)
Steel Plow.
b)
Drill Bit.
c)
Bush Hog.
d)
Chain Saw.
28.
What two immigrant groups came to Texas specifically to work on the railroads?
a)
Irish and Chinese immigrants
b)
German and French immigrants
c)
British and Japanese immigrants
d)
Italian and Vietnamese Immigrants
29.
How did the spread of railroads across Texas affect the cattle drives?
a)
cattle drives declined, since the railroads could move the cattle much faster
b)
cattle drives increased, because railroads cost too much money to transport cattle
c)
railroad accidents involving cattle on the rail lines became pretty common in Texas
d)
railroads didn't have ANY affect on cattle drives in Texas
30.
Which of these cities grew in size and importance because it served as a railroad center [a place where railroad lines crossed]?
a)
ALL of these cities grew because they were railroad centers
b)
Dallas
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Houston
31.
What is one of the greatest benefits Texans saw from the expansion of the railroad?
a)
trains allowed people to travel across Texas much faster than using horses or stagecoaches
b)
farmers could use trains to transport their crops to the market
c)
ranchers could use trains to move their livestock in larger quantities [and much faster, too]
d)
ALL of these were benefits of expanding railroads
32.
Who was the famous female cattle rancher who participated in cattle drives?
a)
Bose Ikard
b)
Oliver Loving
c)
Charles Goodnight
d)
Lizzie Johnson Williams
33.
How did "land grants" help the railroad companies spread so quickly through Texas?
a)
railroad companies got land from Texas for every mile of track they built; land that could later be sold
b)
railroad companies were given permission to force Texans off of their land if they were in the way
c)
railroad companies made lots of money by selling off their old railroad cars and engines
d)
railroad companies created huge railroad warehouses to build rail lines
34.
Which of these would be considered a NEGATIVE result of the expanding railroads?
a)
having to pay higher prices to move goods using the railroads
b)
being able to travel quickly across the country
c)
cities that got railroads grew in size and population
d)
railroads brought more jobs [and more money] to Texas
35.
What Texas industry experienced an economic BOOM as a result of the expanding railroads?
a)
lumber
b)
farming
c)
ranching
d)
ALL of these are correct answers
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