Cattle and Ranching

How did the Texas Railroad Boom affect Texas?

• Buffalo increased.

• It didn't affect Texas at all.

• Railroads helped everyone, including the Texas Indians.

• Cities were able to grow which increased the population.

What is a locomotive?

• A type of buffalo

• A dance

• A car

• A train steam engine

What is another word for the grassy plains area of Texas?

• Open Range

• Barbed Wire

• Reservation

• Roundup

What was one effect of Texas's oil boom?

• The number of factories decreased.

• More jobs.

• Less jobs.

• It made life more difficult for farmers.

How did the American Indians feel about the railroad boom?

• They hated it because it killed their main source of food.

• They hated it because they did not like tourists.

• They loved it. It brought more tourists to their land.

• They loved it because they were able to make money off of it.

Railroad companies make changes to the environment when they build railroads. How does railroads affect the environment in a negative way?

• Tree are cut down to make room for the railroad tracks.

• Animals are killed.

• There is a lot of pollution.

• They contaminate the water.

In the early 1900s, what was the job of choice for most Texans?

• Railroad Worker

• Agriculture

• Farming

• Oil

What impact did Henry Ford have on the automotive industry?

• His technology crashed the car industry.

• Cars were made faster because of his assembly line technique.

• Cars broke down faster because they were cheap.

• He took away factory workers jobs because of his assembly line technique.

Who did not make a big impact in the cattle industry?

• Richard King

• Lizzie Johnson

• Barbara Jordan

• Charles Goodnight