Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Oil Study Guide

1. The end of the Civil War affected the cattle industry because the demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth to the industry.

2. Cattle bosses were cowboys who lead cattle drives, they were unselfish and reliable.

3. Boom cycles are a period of time of economic growth and low unemployment. Bust cycles are a period of time of poor economic growth and high unemployment.

4. Oil refineries are plants were raw petroleum is processed into other products like gasoline.

5. The growth of railroads in TX led to new towns and cities, the end of cattle drive, and commercial farming.

6. The purpose of branding cattle is to show ownership and prevent people from claiming your livestock.

7. The first largest oil reserve in TX was located at Spindletop.

8. Many towns and cities were created because of the discovery of oil.

9. Oil affected post-secondary education through the discovery of oil on The University of Texas land and profits helped fund the school system.

10. Oil field workers were generally limited to the Anglo American Race (whites).

11. Divorce rates can be linked to the discovery of oil because many men left their families to work in the fields and this caused strain on the marriage.

12. Railroads replaced ox and wagons.

13. Settlers came from all parts of TX and the world to buy cheap railroad land in West Texas.

15. Most of the cattle trails in Texas led north to cities like Kansas, Dodge, Abilene, St. Louis.