Texas History Quiz

Yeehaw! 🤠 Imagine we're back in the wild, wild West. What do you reckon put a damper on all that free-roaming cattle grazing on the vast open range in the late 1800s?

• Barbed wire fencing

• Electric fencing

• Wooden fencing

• Stone wall fencing

Why did barbed wire fencing spark a showdown among ranchers?

• It helped maintain cattle

• It was expensive to install

• It was difficult to cut

• It prevented cattle from accessing water sources

Choo choo! Imagine you're back in the late 1800s Texas, witnessing the steam engines roar on the tracks. What major change did the rapid railway growth bring to the Lone Star State?

• Decline in industry

• Expansion of towns

• Decrease in population

• Increase in travel time

Choo-choo! 🚂 Imagine you're in the age of steam. How did those mighty railroad companies help towns sprout up along their tracks?

• By promoting economic development

• By offering free rides on their choo-choo trains

• By putting up 'No Settling' signs

• By keeping all the resources to themselves

Guess what? Back in the late 1800s, Texas got introduced to a groundbreaking way to communicate! Can you figure out what it was?

• Television

• Radio

• Telephone

• Telegraph

What was the impact of the introduction of telephone lines in Texas?

• Decrease in communication speed

• Increase in industry

• Decline in long-distance services

• Isolation of major cities