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The Chinese people wanted to make money working on the railroads and go back to China -- True or False.
What is True
100
How many miles long were the railroads in 1860?
What is 400 miles?
100
When did the economic "Boom" happen?
What is 1870s and 1880s?
100
What were the American Indians fighting for when they attacked in the 1880s?
What is claims for buffalo hunting rights in the area?
100
What was wrong with horse drawn coach rides?
What is they were slow, dusty and hot?
200
Most cars run on non-renewable resources. True or False?
What is False?
200
Trains are _____________ but railroads are not.
What is eco-friendly?
200
Did people have good transportation in Texas in the 1850s?
What is NO!
200
Where were the largest settlements of Chinese railroad workers?
What is near Pecos in West Texas and Calvert in South Texas
300
Why did the Texas population grow so much during the 1870s and 1880s?
What is because the railroad was so popular
300
Who was the Comanche Chief that led an attack on the buffalo hunters?
What is Quanah Parker?
300
When was the Red River War?
What is 1874?
300
Who were the American Indians fighting for the rights to hunt in the areas where buffalo roamed?
What is The US Army?
300
Trains use 70% less energy than airplanes. True or False?
What is True?
400
How many years did it take for Texas to get more railroad tracks?
What is 90?
400
What does a "boom" mean?
What is a period of time when something grows quickly?
400
Which takes less energy to travel, airplanes or trains?
What is trains?
400
What was the little girl's name, who went to visit her grandparents by train?
What is Deborah
400
What source of energy do trains use?
What is fossil fuels?
500
What forced the American Indians to move to reservations to live, never to return to their former lifestyle?
What is the Red River War surrender in Fort Sill?
500
During the railroad "boom," did population in Galveston or Fort Worth grow?
What is Galveston?
500
What two countries were at war when Teddy Roosevelt was president?
What is Japan and Russia?
500
Why did the population "Boom?"
What is Because railroads made it easier to transport goods and services?
500
When did most railroad companies start laying tracks?
What is the 1800s?
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