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There weren't many types of ________________ in early Texas. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
transportation
grain
water
food
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Railroad companies started laying tracks in the eastern United States in the early ______________. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
1080
1800
1008
2020
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By the 1850s, people began to see that _______________ were important to their future. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
cattle
cars
railroads
airplanes
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_____________ County in south Texas was the first to convince railroad companies to lay tracks through their communities. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
Upshur
McLennon
Bear
Bexar
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A ___________ is a period of time where something grows very quickly. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
boom
explosion
thrive
increase
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Some cities had two or more railroads running through them. These cities were known as ____________. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
palaces
junctions
western towns
poor
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Railroad companies helped ________________ companies get started. (Railroads Bring Boom to Texas).
lumber
grocery
cotton
factory
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True or False: Dallas had a higher population than Galveston in 1880. (Population Changes in Texas During the Railroad Boom.)
true
false
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True or False: El Paso had the lowest population in 1900. (Population Changes in Texas During the Railroad Boom.)
true
false
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True or False: San Antonio had a population of 60,000 in 1900. (Population Changes in Texas During the Railroad Boom.)
true
false