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Mr Lewis's Test
THE HARDEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two types of cattle produced the longhorn? | English and Spanish |
| What caused high demand for cattle? | Issue with pork, beef was plentiful, beef could be preserved, longhorns were good for cattle drives |
| Why did the cattle drives end? | Their success was their own demise |
| Why were railroads a good form of transportation? | More efficient, took less workers, cheaper, weather didn't affect schedules |
| What were the terms of land grants given to railroads? | Railroad companies received 16 sections per mile after the 1st ten miles |
| Why did railroads hurt some communities? | If a railroad did not stop in a city, then that city would have economic problems. |
| What incentives were offered to railroad companies and why? | Cities paid bonds to attract railroads because it helped the city's industries and they did not have to pay up front |
| How did railroads attract settlers? | Advertisements and demonstrations |
| How did mechanization change farming? | Increased production with less employees |
| What is tenant farming? | Started at the time of Industrialization. People rented farmland in exchange for crops |
| Explain the relationship between lumber mills and railroads. | Railroads help increase the ability to transport timber which caused more mills to be able to opened. |
| When was oil first drilled in Texas? | 1866 |
| What industries were spin-offs of the oil industry? | storage, pipelines, and refineries |
| How did Texans view the changes that were happening? | They feared change |
| What are examples of laws that limited freedoms? | Slavery and Segregation |
| Define reform | A process that works to make a positive change |
| What happens when businesses become too powerful? | monopolies and prices gauging |
| What happened to farmers in the 1800's? | They made less on their crops, but paid more for supplies |
| Why were short hauls so expensive? | no competition |
| What was the purpose of the interstate commerce act? | To regulate railroads that ran between states |
| What were the goals of the populist party? | To make the government regulate industries that impacted citizens |
| What is the purpose of a strike? | To improve working conditions |
| How did Hogg feel about insurance companies? | He banned them from Texas because they didn't follow the Law |
| What was the Texas Railroad Commission? | An organization that oversaw the operation of the railroad |
| What was the Greer County Dispute? | A land dispute |
| What effect did Spindletop have on Beaumont? | economic |
| What did anti-suffragists argue? | to protect morality |
| Why were oil wells spaced out? | So fields would not be exhausted |
| How many barrels of oil were produced in 1889? | 48 |
| Where was the first real oil strike? | Corsicana |
| What is vertical integration? | Owning all the steps in a production process |
| Who was the first to drill at Spindletop? | Gladys City Oil |
| What was the first use for petroleum? | lighting |
| Why was the Texas Equal Suffrage Association so successful? | They used positive methods and strategies |
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