Examine the headlines below.

Question

Which headline best identifies an impact of communication on
Texas history? (1 point)
A. "Cast Iron Stoves Delivered to a Station Near
You"
B. "Corn Crops Spring from the Desert”
C. "Journey Cut from Days to
Hours"
D. "Families Connect in 8 Seconds or Less Thanks to
Western Union"

Answer 1

C. "Journey Cut from Days to Hours"

Answer 2

Which statement correctly evaluates how U.S. settlers in the 1870s-1880s chose to exploit the Texas Plains after capturing them from Indigenous nations?
(1 point)
A. They gave up bison hunting to drill for oll
B. They replaced bison hunting with crop farming.
C. They hunted bison the same as the Indigenous nations they displaced.
D. They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.

Answer 3

D. They replaced bison hunting with raising cattle.

Answer 4

Which statement correctly evaluates why successful crop farming never expanded onto the Great and Central Plains before the late nineteenth century?
(1 point)
A. The region experienced seasonal wildfires that destroyed crops.
B.The region was home to vast bison herds that trampled crops.
C. The region was home to vast cattle herds that trampled crops.
D. The region had a semiarid climate without enough rainfall for farming.

Answer 5

D. The region had a semiarid climate without enough rainfall for farming.