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Texas History - Unit 8- Review Game 3
Test Description: Cotton, Cattle, Railroads
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Cities that were bypassed by railroads suffered population and economic losses.
A
true
B
false
2) Texas farmers were often not willing to use new technologies such as steam-powered tractors.
A
false
B
true
3) The farming of cotton boomed in both East and West Texas in the late 1800s.
A
false
B
true
4) Rising land costs and falling crop prices began to hit farmers hard between 1880 and 1900.
A
false
B
true
5) By 1900, the number of tenant farmers, or sharecroppers, had risen sharply.
A
false
B
true
6) The most important industries in Texas were those ...
A
that manufactured consumer goods, like shoes and clothing.
B
that helped turn farm goods into products.
C
that contributed to the myth of the cowboy.
D
that required skilled labor.
7) The biggest difficulty in expanding the railroads in Texas was ...
A
finding workers to lay track over such long distances.
B
moving the last of the Indians onto reservations.
C
financing their construction.
D
negotiating routes over fenced ranch land.
8) One difference between the Knights of Labor and other labor unions was ...
A
that employers were more comfortable with it.
B
that it welcomed African Americans and women.
C
its focus on the lumber industry.
D
that its dues were much lower.
9) Farming followed the railroads to the frontier because ...
A
land at the frontier was less expensive.
B
railroad companies heavily promoted opportunities there.
C
all of the above.
D
railroads offered an inexpensive way to ship goods to faraway markets.
10) By the end of the 1890s, prices for Texas cotton ...
A
were determined by supply and demand in the rest of the world.
B
were set by each farmer, who decided how much he or she would ask for cotton.
C
were regulated in Austin by the state Cotton Board.
D
had risen to all-time highs.
11) Which of the following means a dark thick liquid commonly called oil?
A
wildcatter
B
economic boom
C
petroleum
D
fossil fuel
12) Which of the following terms means owning the businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process?
A
horizontal integration
B
philanthropy
C
vertical integration
D
charitable gift
13) Which of the following was the person who first drilled for oil at Spindletop?
A
Lyne T. Barret
B
Patillo Higgins
C
W. T. Waggoner
D
Anthony F. Lucas
14) Which of the following was an oil well that struck oil in 1923 and helped establish the Permanent University Fund?
A
Chisholm No. 1
B
Great Southwest No. 1
C
Santa Rita No. 1
D
Barret Well No. 1
15) Which of the following were explorers who worked on their own when searching for new oil fields?
A
mavericks
B
engineers
C
manufacturers
D
wildcatters
16) Which of the following is material such as oil, coal or gas, formed underground from plant or animal remains?
A
fossil fuel
B
groundwater
C
derrick
D
pipeline
17) Which of the following terms means giving large sums of money or gifts to good causes that are often charitable?
A
marketing
B
investment
C
philanthropy
D
supply and demand
18) Which of the following was engineer in charge of drilling when Spindletop first gushed oil?
A
W.T. Waggoner
B
Anthony F. Lucas
C
Patillo Higgins
D
Lyne T. Barret
19) Which of the following means owning many businesses in a particular field?
A
commercial farming
B
horizontal integration
C
business plan
D
vertical integration
20) Which of the following was a Civil War veteran who drilled for oil near Nacogdoches in 1866?
A
W. T. Waggoner
B
Lyne T. Barret
C
Anthony F. Lucas
D
Patillo Higgins
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