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Why did industries develop slowly in Texas? |
-Texas was a frontier state, far from cities and markets -Texas lacked valuable raw materials like iron ore and high quality coal -Transportation was slow and expensive |
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In Texas, the building of what allowed sellers to get their products to buyers quickly and cheaply? |
Railroads |
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As farm families purchased more items that they previously made for themselves, other industries grew. List them: |
-flour mills -grist mills -meat packing |
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In the late 1800's, what did Fort Worth become known as? |
Cowtown |
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What was Texas' leading industry in the late 1800's? |
Logging and lumber |
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Who was known as Prince of the Pines, operating 14 major sawmills in East Texas? |
John Henry Kirby |
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What city became the major coal town of Texas? |
Thurber |
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What East Texas town became a center for salt mining? |
Grand Saline |
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Cities grew up around what? |
industry and transportation |
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What city became one of the first rail crossroads in Texas? |
Dallas |
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Thousands of workers left farms and small towns to work in manufacturing in the cities. This is known as what? |
urbanization |
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Factory workers were usually paid by the ? Farmers were usually paid when? |
-day, week or month -end of the growing season |
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In 1870, how did the Texas wage earner compare to the national average? |
earned less |
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Why did wage earners prefer living in town to rural life? |
-more choices of where to live -more free time activities -more access to newspapers |
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List three reasons that workers joined labor unions. |
-factories and mines were dangerous -no pay for workers who were injured on the job -some companies were slow to pay wages |
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Almost everyone could join labor unions except for whom? |
-doctors -lawyers -bankers -professional gamblers |
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When railroad owner Jay Gould cut workers' wages, what was the result? |
The Great Southwest Strike |
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Representatives from the Texas Federation of Labor met in Dallas in 1889. What did they work to establish? |
Eight hour work day |
