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Age of Cattle, Cotton, Railroads
Age of Cattle, Cotton, Railroads
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1
How old is Ms. Gaeta?
32
28
29
33
2
When profits are dropping, this is an example of what?
Boom
Supply
Bust
Demand
3
The reasons for the "bust" of the cattle industry are ______________?
North began to raise own cattle
harsh weather
more cattle than the land could feed
city dwellers could not afford high prices after loss of job
4
These things helped the "boom" of the cotton industry?
Invention of telegraph
Expansion of railways
removal of Native Americans off the land
Invention of barbed wire
5
The factors that caused the boom of the cattle industry are all the below except,_____?
the invention of the barbed wire
large supply roaming the land
Northerners having to pay more b/c of high demand
New breeds free of disease and more meat
6
The things contributed to the "bust" of the cotton industry?
Planting of wrong crops
Attacks by grasshoppers
Long droughts
World competition
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When profits are rising, this is an example of what?
Demand
Boom
Bust
Supply
8
What town did Ms. Gaeta grown up in?
Arlington, Texas
San Angelo, Texas
Eastland, Texas
Cisco, Texas
9
All the below except ______, are technological innovations that ended the cattle drives?
Barbed Wire
Windmill
Railroad
Telegraph
10
If low supply but high demand, the prices of good will go __________.
Stay the same
Down
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If high supply but low demand the prices of goods will go ________?
Up
Stay the same
Down
12
These are all examples of what?
Free Enterprise system
Better Business Bureau
Food Administration Agency
Restaurant Operations System
13
The factors that led to the expansion of the frontier are _____ and ______?
Removal of the Native Americans
Expansion of railroad
Cheap land for farming
Invention of the windmill
14
All the below are effects of Westward Expansion, except which one?
Loss of ancestral lands
way of life destroyed after killing of buffalo
moved to reservations
Boom of the cotton industry