Texas History Test Texas Economic & Social Development

Question 1

The cattle drives of the post-Civil War era primarily moved Texas longhorn cattle along which famous trail to Kansas railheads?

Accepted Answer

Chisholm Trail

Answer

Oregon Trail

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Santa Fe Trail

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Goodnight-Loving Trail

Question 2

Which Texas city became the 'Space City' after NASA established the Manned Spacecraft Center there in 1961?

Accepted Answer

Houston

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Dallas

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San Antonio

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Austin

Question 3

What 19th-century phenomenon brought large numbers of German immigrants to settle in the Texas Hill Country?

Accepted Answer

The failed German Revolutions of 1848

Answer

The California Gold Rush

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The Texas Land Grant Program

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The construction of the transcontinental railroad

Question 4

The Texas cotton economy in the 19th century was heavily dependent on what labor system that was central to the state's antebellum history?

Accepted Answer

Chattel slavery

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Indentured servitude

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Contract labor

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Sharecropping

Question 5

Which industry transformed the Texas economy in the early 20th century, shifting it from primarily agricultural to industrial?

Accepted Answer

Petroleum (oil and gas)

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Steel manufacturing

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Automobile production

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Textile manufacturing

Question 6

The 'King Ranch' in South Texas, established in the 1850s, became famous as one of the largest ranches in the world and pioneered what industry?

Accepted Answer

Commercial cattle ranching and breeding

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Horse breeding for racing

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Large-scale cotton farming

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Sheep and wool production