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WorksheetsTexas Frontier
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What were trail drives used for?
to transport cattle to the railroads
to create a space for future phone lines
to improve cowboy skills
to ride horses across the countryside
Who was known as the "Father of the TX Panhandle?"
Joseph Glidden
Stephen Austin
Oliver Loving
Charles Goodnight
This woman was known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas".
Lizzie Johnson
Harriet Tubman
Susanna Dickinson
Sally Ride
What was Richard King famous for in Texas?
King Kong
King Ranch
Richard Ranch
Kingdom Ranch
What made trading goods between states faster and easier?
barbed wire
Cities
Railroads
Horses
Where were cattle ranches typically developed?
grazing land too difficult to farm
major cities
deserts
there were no cattle ranches in Texas
What natural resource was discovered in Texas and became a major part of its economy?
trees
gold
oil
barbed wire
What did Joseph Glidden invent?
condensed milk
railroads
telephones
barbed wire
Many Texas towns are 30 miles apart today, because...
the law required that .
so locomotive trains could stop for food.
so locomotive trains could stop for water.
early businesses were only allowed to operate 30 miles apart.
What are cattle brands?
a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
put a mark on to show ownership of cattle
a labeled used for businesses
a sign outside of a farmers barn
Why did farmers need fencing for their livestock?
To protect the cows from wildlife.
The cows kept eating all of their crops.
To keep the cows from wandering into other peoples yards.
All of the above.
Railroads are no longer used in Texas.
True
False
What was the population in San Antonio in the year 1900?
just over 10,000 people
just over 50,000 people
just over 80,000 people
just under 30,000 people
Which city in Texas had the most growth in population during the Railroad Boom?
San Antonio
Galveston
El Paso
Dallas
What can you infer what the word "Boom" in Railroad Boom means?
an explosion from a device like fireworks
a rapid growth in something like population
an expression when you get the right answer
a decrease in growth like population
