WorksheetsRailroads Impact Texas
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
How did the railroad industry effect Texas population?
a)
Population decreased in the West
b)
Population increased in the West
c)
Population increased in the East
d)
Population increased in the East
3.
What is the relationship between the cattle industry and the railroad industry?
a)
There is no connection between the cattle industry and the railroad industry
b)
Cattle ranchers would set up their ranches along train stations
c)
Cattle ranchers would also invest in railroad companies
d)
The end destination of cattle trails was railroad stations that would take cattle to markets
4.
Which of the following is not an effect of the railroad industry in Texas?
a)
Easier to ship goods across the state
b)
Encouraged government to buy pieces of land
c)
Helped the Texas government raise money
d)
Population of West Texas declined
5.
Why did people leave their farms to move to cities?
a)
Arid farming conditions
b)
Floods ruining the crops
c)
Jobs and an opportunity to increase their income
d)
Get away from the Native Indians
6.
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
7.
Son of Comanche War Chief Peta Nacona and Cynthia Ann Parker, last leader of the Comanches
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Cynthia Ann Parker
c)
James Hogg
d)
Scot Joplin
8.
___________ drove cattle from ranches to the railheads.
a)
Cowboys
b)
Explorers
c)
Railroad officials
d)
Meat dealers
9.
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
10.
The discovery of oil and the growth of railroads led to??
a)
The destabilization of Texas
b)
World War 1
c)
The urbanization of Texas.
d)
The oilization of Texas
11.
What do you call the cowboys that ride in the back of the cattle drive?
a)
Back up
b)
Rear End Cowboys
c)
Riding Drag
d)
Cowboy Ends
12.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' obvious fate to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
the United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
all people in the United States should have the right to vote.
13.
To break away from, or withdraw from something
a)
Abolish
b)
Secede
c)
Repeal
d)
Compromise
14.
In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free
a)
True
b)
False
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