Q. The Texas state government promoted the construction of _____ by providing land grants of more than 30 million acres to developers.

Q. By the end of the 1800s, there were two _____ that ran through Texas.

Q. Transportation in Texas cities was greatly helped in the late 1800s by the introduction of _____.

Q. It wasn't until the 1920s, when _____ ownership spread, that roads in Texas significantly improved.

Q. With the development of refrigerated railroad cars, the _____ industry in Texas grew rapidly.

Q. By the end of the 1800s, the _____ industry was the second largest industry in Texas.

Q. In the early days of telephones, phone lines were connected by operators working at central ____.

Q. In 1878, Colonel A.H. Belo, publisher of the Galveston News, became the owner of the first _____ in Texas.

Q. By 1900, the _____ industry was the state's leading industry.

Q. In a _____, the company owned most of the workers' homes and the stores where they shopped.