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SS_Week23Assessment_Gr4
Quiz by Cecilia A Perez
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​Study the images.
Which landform created more difficulties when constructing railroads?
Rivers and valleys made building railroads difficult. Bridges had to be built to go over these features before track was laid. Laying track was easy across flat areas and plains.Â
It was difficult to lay track across flat areas and plains because the task was so easy that railroad workers quickly became bored. Â
Describe how the railroad impacted the Texan economy.
Study the images.
Which landform created more difficulties when constructing railroads?
Who paid for building railroads in Texas?
Which of the following is the most likely reason towns developed along railroad lines?
Study the web.
Which of the following completes the web?
Read the passage from Studies Weekly:
Many Texas rivers were too shallow for large steamboats to use all year. Horse-drawn coach rides were slow, hot, and dusty. The few roads in Texas that did exist were nearly impassable in wet weather.
How did these conditions affect businesses?
Read the passage from Studies Weekly:
Before there were railroads connecting it to the eastern states, getting to Texas often took months of travel over dangerous and unsettled areas. … People ran the risk of getting sick or dying during the journey.
True or false? There was no immigration to Texas before railroads.
Study the population graph.
Which Texas city had a population of 20,000 in 1880?
Study the graph.
When did the amount of track miles grow the least?
Read the passage from Studies Weekly:
The government of Texas hoped the United States would pay its debts from theTexas Revolution following annexation. This was not the case. The new state government did not have the funds to build large-scale railroads.
Why was Texas unable to invest in railroads?