Main Ideas Activities 13.3 - Texas Life

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Most farms in the Texas Republic were small family farms. True or False?

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True

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Practically all farmers in Texas had slaves to help with the farmwork. Write T if the statement is true, or write F if the statement is false.

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False

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Texas farmers mostly grew food for their own needs. True or False?

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True

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Most of the jobs in the Republic’s towns were related to mining and manufacturing.

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False

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The most successful towns in the Texas Republic were Carolina, Geneva, Pompei, and Rome.

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False

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Texas roads were poor, particularly in bad weather, and travel was difficult. True or False?

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True

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The first steamboat to enter a Texas river was a steamboat called the Ariel.

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True

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Steamboats began operating on the lower Rio Grande in 1799. True or False?

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False

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Dances were one of the most popular pastimes in Texas.

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True

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Most books published in the Republic were romance novels or biographies. True or False?

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False