Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Oil Study Guide

Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Oil Study Guide

<p>Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, and Oil Study Guide</p><p>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.</p><p>2. Cattle bosses were cowboys who lead cattle drives, they were unselfish and reliable.</p><p>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.</p><p>4. Oil refineries are plants were raw petroleum is processed into other products like gasoline.</p><p>5. The growth of railroads in TX led to new towns and cities, the end of cattle drive, and commercial farming. </p><p>6. The purpose of branding cattle is to show ownership and prevent people from claiming your livestock.</p><p>7. The first largest oil reserve in TX was located at Spindletop.</p><p>8. Many towns and cities were created because of the discovery of oil.</p><p>9. Oil affected post-secondary education through the discovery of oil on The University of Texas land and profits helped fund the school system.</p><p>10. Oil field workers were generally limited to the Anglo American Race (whites).</p><p>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.</p><p>12. Railroads replaced ox and wagons.</p><p>13. Settlers came from all parts of TX and the world to buy cheap railroad land in West Texas.</p><p>14.</p><p>15. Most of the cattle trails in Texas led north to cities like Kansas, Dodge, Abilene, St. Louis. </p>

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