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Week 23 Articles 1-4

Authored by ROBYN WHEELER

Social Studies

4th Grade

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Week 23 Articles 1-4
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the greatest challenge settlers faced?

coastal shipping

tremendous heat

few entrepreneurs

lack of transportation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason the railroad grew slowly?

herds of cattle blocking the tracks

competition from the steamboat industry

loaning money to a frontier state was risky

no one traveled outside of the Houston area

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many miles of tracks were laid by 1861? ​ ​ (a)  

470
100
280
350

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Before railroads, goods were usually transported across Texas using ​ (a)  

wagons
backpacks
mules
steamships

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first successful railroad tracks were laid between the cities of ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

Harrisburg
Stafford's Point
Houston
Cyprus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first major change in Texas as a result of the railroad?

more business

population growth

larger cattle herds

none of these

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What terms means people or businesses depend on each other?

bankruptcy

competition

entrepreneur

interdependence

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