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The Texas economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in the price of - - - - |
Oil |
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How did railroads I improve the Texas economy? |
Railroads dramatically shortened travel time, and lowered the price of shipping goods. |
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How were railroad companies enticed to build railroads across Texas. |
Railroads are given 16 miles of land for every mile of track. They are then takes to sell the land to finance construction of more railroad lines |
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What companies competed to build railroads, this causing an economic boom? |
Competition between the South Pacific company and other companies to cross the continent spurred an economic boom. Another factor was the improvement of trade along the Mexican border. |
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How did railroad construction last to expand farming in West Texas? |
Travelers filed the railroads and established farms further West and close to junctions |
