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Social Studies Unit 6
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Read the passage to answer the question. How did these conditions affect businesses?
Businesses could not easily transport goods to market
Cities could not support manufacturing
No one wanted to settle in Texas
They had no effect on business
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How did agriculture in Texas change during Reconstruction?
The ranching industry change
Farms were replaced with factories
Farmers focused on cash crops
Every family had a large garden
3
Which of the following completes the web?
introduction of the automobile
the invention of the cotton gin
increased price of land in Texas
development of the railroad
4
Determine which of the following describes Richard King
Used earnings to purchase hundreds of acres in southern Texas
Left teaching to become a cattle rancher
Learned to travel through Western Texas in the army
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Determine which of the following describes Lizzie Johnson
Used earnings to purchase hundreds of acres in southern Texas
Learned to travel through Western Texas in the army
Left teaching to become a cattle rancher
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How did the development of railroads change the Texas economy?
Employment opportunities in cities declined
Demand for oil and gas increased significantly
People moved from cities to farms
Goods arrived to market faster
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The 14th amendment...
abolishes legalized slavery
makes former slaves citizens
protects the rights to own guns
gives male citizens the right to vote
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An argument against Texas seceding was...
the Mexican army would cross the border
abolishing legalized slavery
the southern states could not win a civil war
a decreasing cotton production
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Rachers used _________ to transport cattle across the open plains of Texas.
railroads
steamships
wagons
cattle trails
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Determine which of the following describes Charles Goodnight
Learned to travel through Western Texas in the army
Left teaching to become a cattle rancher
Used earnings to purchase hundreds of acres in southern Texas
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That era ended when ___ become more economical and faster.
cattle trails
steamships
railroads
wagons
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How did railroads and businesses help each other grow in Texas?
Business paid railroads to adverstise their products.
They worked together by shipping goods and bringing customers to eachother.
Railroads and businesses competed against each other.
They shared ownership of all products being transported.
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After the Civil War, farmers began to diversify their land to raise what? (2)
chickens
horses
cattle
sheep
