Texas History The Agriculture Industry Quick Check Grade 7 U2L6
Which statement explains how a factor in the natural environment affected the efforts of farmers attempting to move to the Central and Great Plains in the 1870s and 1880s?(1 point)
These years experienced an extreme drought that made it harder for farmers to raise crops on the western Plains.
The boll weevil first appeared in Texas and spread across the state in these decades, destroying the cotton fields that farmers had begun cultivating on the western Plains.
Regional flooding in these years made western rivers unnavigable for steamboats, making it impossible for western farmers to ship their crops to market.
These years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.
Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
tenant farming
Which statement correctly identifies one of the factors that led Texas farmers to produce a greater quantity of food crops after the Civil War?(1 point)
Responses
Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.
Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.
Farmers grew more because the federal government promised to pay them for what they produced if they could not find a buyer.
Farmers grew more because the federal government promised to pay them for what they produced if they could not find a buyer.
Prices for cotton fell precipitously right after the end of the Civil War, causing farmers to shift their production to food crops.
Prices for cotton fell precipitously right after the end of the Civil War, causing farmers to shift their production to food crops.
The Civil War created anxieties about food shortages that made farmers want to grow extra so they could be sure they could feed their families.
Which is an example of a dryland farming technique?(1 point)
Responses
using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds
using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds
growing crops, such as corn, that require relatively little water
growing crops, such as corn, that require relatively little water
watering crops in areas with little rainfall by using irrigation systems connected to rivers
watering crops in areas with little rainfall by using irrigation systems connected to rivers
watering crops in areas with little rainfall by irrigating with water pumped from aquifers
Which statement explains the view that most Texas farmers held of railroads in the late nineteenth century?(1 point)
Responses
Texas farmers denounced railroads for introducing commercial agriculture to the state.
Texas farmers denounced railroads for introducing commercial agriculture to the state.
Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
Texas farmers celebrated railroads for providing them access to markets for their crops and for helping keep farming profitable by charging fair fees.
Texas farmers celebrated railroads for providing them access to markets for their crops and for helping keep farming profitable by charging fair fees.
Most Texas farmers practiced subsistence agriculture and therefore were indifferent to railroads since they had few dealings with them.
Which system of agricultural landownership and labor did wealthy landowners in Texas rely on to replace the labor previously supplied by slavery?(1 point)
Responses
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homesteading
homesteading
subsistence farming
subsistence farming
freedom colonies
The Correct Answers are:
These years received more rainfall than usual, making it easier for farmers to grow on the western Plains.
Urbanization in Europe and the U.S. created a demand for more food stuffs that made raising food crops more profitable.
using a harrow to break up clumps of earth and destroy weeds
Texas farmers appreciated that railroads allowed them to ship their crops to market but felt that they were charged unfairly high fees.
tenant farming