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WorksheetsHIST-4 CH 8 Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which industry did Lizzie Johnson help develop in Texas?
(Hint: She's known as the "Cattle Queen of Texas.")
Oil and gas
Ranching
Shipping
Farming
Which factor hurt the cattle industry in Texas?
Texas Longhorns
The open range
Cattle brands
Barbed wire
Which was Charles Goodnight's greatest contribution to the cattle ranching industry?
His idea of branding cattle
His higher beef prices
His roundups
His cattle trail
Old Texas(The Cowman's Lament)
I'm going to leave old Texas now; They have no use for the Longhorn cow. They plowed and fenced my cattle range, And the people here all seem so strange. I'll take my horse and I'll take my rope, And I'll hit the trail upon a lope. I'll bid adiós to the Alamo, And set my face toward Mexico.
According to the song, why is this cowhand going to Mexico?
There is still open range in Mexico.
The people in Mexico aren't strange.
It's cheaper to buy Longhorns in Mexico.
Ranching is no longer allowed in old Texas.
How did farmers adapt to the climate in Texas in the late 1800s?
They planted crops that could grow with the amount of rain that fell.
They planted crops that could grow in a short growing season.
They planted crops that could grow well in the colder air.
They planted crops that could grow with little sunlight.
The railroad boom in Texas allowed —
factories to be built in Texas
people to travel east for the first time
businesses to ship goods more quickly
tensions to drop with American Indians
Which statement best describes the impact the railroads had on the Plains Indians in Texas?
The railroads hurt their trade network.
The railroads harmed their way of life.
The railroads made their land worth less money.
The railroads cut them off from nearby reservations.
The railroad industry in Texas —
was harmful to the economy
was slow to grow in the state
helped every major industry in the state grow
would have been successful if land was less expensive
Which is a benefit of the free enterprise system in Texas?
Prices fall at the right level.
Producers have little competition.
Consumers don't need to make choices.
The supply and demand of items never changes.
Pattillo Higgins and Captain Anthony F. Lucas helped —
pipe gas to cities and towns
drive the industrialization of Texas
build meatpacking factories near ranches
start the brick making industry in Beaumont
How did many people in Brownwood, Petrolia, and Beaumont earn a living in the early 1900s?
In the farming industry
In the lumber industry
In the cattle industry
In the oil industry
Which environmental factor in places such as Wichita Falls led to the production of natural gas?
Trapped remains of plants and animals
Small layers of earth stacked together
Mixture of sand and mud
Salt domes
Which of the following was an effect of the oil boom in Texas?
The automobile was invented.
People found new uses for oil.
Many people moved to rural oil fields.
Streetcars used oil instead of electricity.
How did the invention of the telephone improve businesses in Texas cities?
People could send telegrams.
People could work longer hours.
People could communicate more quickly.
People could speak directly to farmers in rural areas.
Which statement best completes the graphic organizer?
Led to a rise in prices for goods made in factories
Ended the use of the assembly line in factories
Meant factories would need fewer workers
Allowed factories to produce more goods
Growing industries in the early 1900s led to more job opportunities in Texas. In which industry would a person in Fort Worth likely work?
Meatpacking
Brick making
Lumber
Oil
Explain how the free enterprise system developed in Texas during the early 1900s.
How did the oil and gas industry lead to urbanization in Texas?
Why might a factory in Texas want to use an assembly line to produce goods?
