Chapter 8 - A Growing State Worksheet

The Longhorn horns measure _______________ feet across!
The ___________________ and Spanish cattle mixed and became a new breed.
Texas had only ___________________ miles of railroad track in 1860.
_________________________ life was negatively affected by these changes in Texas.
This group of workers came to Texas to build the railroads.
What did farmers use to pump water into the farmhouse or barn?
Who drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas>
Who was one of the new settlers who helped with development and growth of this industry?
Rode along the borders of a ranch to watch cattle.
What is a time of rapid growth?
The discovery at _____________________ was Texas's first major oil well.
What is a factory that cleans an processes oil into products such as gasoline and kerosene?
After the oil boom, Texas became more _____________________________.
What else did drillers find while drilling for oil?
In what year was a natural gas field discovered in the Texas Panhandle of Amarillo?
Is a group of businesses that make a type of product or provides a type of service.
In what year did Henry Ford bring his new technology toTexas?
____________________ moves a product past workers who stay in place.
By what year did Texas have a number of cotton mills?
________________________ manufactured cotton cloth.