Where in Texas were the first railroads built?

Along the coastal port cities, like Galveston and Houston

How did railroads support the growing free market system in Texas?

They delivered goods to people quickly and easily

All of these describe life on a cattle drive EXCEPT:

Cowhands got paid a lot of money for their job

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the use of barbed wire?

It caused railroads railroads to be build in Texas

Which of the following describes the free enterprise system?

People are able to buy & sell goods with little govt control

These were all true of the cattle drives EXCEPT:

Cowhands herded the cattle South to Texas

Which describes supply and demand?

The number of items available vs. the number people will buy

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Social Studies CBA Review - Feb/Mar 4

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1
Which of the following was NOT one of the main cities that immigrants moved to in Texas?
Tyler
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
2
Where in Texas were the first railroads built?
In Northern Texas, near Dallas and Fort Worth
In Western Texas, near Lubbock and Amarillo
Along the coastal port cities, like Galveston and Houston
In central Texas, near Austin
3
How did railroads support the growing free market system in Texas?
Chinese immigrants built many of the railroad tracks
They had buffalo hunting rides to hunt from the train
They contributed to the end of cattle drives
They delivered goods to people quickly and easily
4
All of these people were ranchers who were important to the cattle industry in Texas EXCEPT:
Richard King
Lizzie Johnson
Charles Goodnight
James Polk
5
All of these describe life on a cattle drive EXCEPT:
Cowhands rode all day in every kind of weather
Cowhands got paid a lot of money for their job
Sometimes, cattle would stampede and cowhands could get hurt
Cowhands had to sleep outside at night
6
Which of these was NOT an important cattle trail in Texas?
Chisholm Trail
Red River Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Western Trail
7
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the use of barbed wire?
It kept the cattle fenced in or out of land
It cut off water holes and streams where cattle drank
It caused railroads railroads to be build in Texas
It contributed to the end of the cattle drives
8
Which of the following describes the free enterprise system?
The government decides how much items will cost
Businesses all must sell the same items for the same price
Consumers get to decide on the price of items
People are able to buy & sell goods with little govt control
9
These were all true of the cattle drives EXCEPT:
Cowhands herded the cattle North to the railroads
The cattle were sold for meat
Cowhands herded the cattle South to Texas
Cattle sales made a lot of money for the Texas economy
10
Which describes supply and demand?
The system where the government does not control prices
How many of something business make vs. how many they sell
The difference between cost and profit
The number of items available vs. the number people will buy

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