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A Growing State Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Charles Goodnight contribute to the cattle industry?

a)

He blazed a trail for getting cattle to market

b)

He introduced words like ranch and corral.

c)

He developed patterns for branding irons.

d)

He developed ways of fencing herds.

2.

Why do you think Lizzie Johnson inspired women in Texas?

a)

She was a good businessperson.

b)

She owned the largest ranch.

c)

She invented barbed wire.

d)

She created cattle trails.

3.

A purpose of a roundup was to -

a)

feed cattle

b)

brand cattle

c)

breed cattle

d)

transport cattle

4.

Why did ranchers with prize cattle like Joseph Farwell Glidden's invention?

a)

It ended conflicts with farmers.

b)

It kept their cattle on the open range.

c)

It kept their cattle from mixing with common cattle.

d)

It gave them better access to water holes and streams.

5.

Which trail might a rancher use to travel to Denver?

a)

Sedalia Trail

b)

Shawnee Trail

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Goodnight-Loving Trail

6.

Which statement best describes the effects of railroads on Texas?

a)

The railroads hurt farming in the state.

b)

Trains were rarely used to carry Texas crops.

c)

The railroad brought many changes to the state.

d)

The population of the state dropped because people left Texas for the Eastern United States.

7.

Which industry grew when railroads were built through the forests in Texas?

a)

The shipping industry

b)

The farming industry

c)

The lumbar industry

d)

the cattle industry

8.

Why was Galveston an important railroad connection for Texas businesses?

a)

It was a big cattle town.

b)

It was the center of the lumbar industry.

c)

It was the only connection to the Rio Grande.

d)

It was a port city used to ship and receive goods.

9.

Which of the following let to the oil boom in Texas?

a)

The boom of Borger

b)

Edwy's Brown's well

c)

The Lucas gusher

d)

Gas run tractors

10.

Workers in Deep Ellum, Texas relied on _________________ to make more goods faster and more cheaply.

a)

Glidden's Invention

b)

an assembly line

c)

gas pipelines

d)

robotics