Chapter 8
Texas History Tesbank
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Questions
1. was the leading industrial center in Texas in 1905, with flour and grist milling
and printing as its major industries.
a. Dallas
b. Houston
c. Galveston
d. Beaumont
2. Which statement best describes the Texas economy in the 1890s?
a. Texas became an urban, industrial state
b. subsistence agriculture enjoyed a revival
c. the state slid into a deep agricultural depression
d. the discovery of oil reversed a long downward trend in the economy
3. The most important cash crop in Texas in the late nineteenth century was:
a. corn
b. wheat
c. oats
d. cotton
4. The first multimillion-dollar firm in Texas was a lumber company owned by:
a. John Henry Kirby
b. James Stephen Hogg
c. John Ireland
d. Oran M. Roberts
5. In the lumber industry, African American workers:
a. were barred from holding jobs
, b. comprised about one-third of the labor force
c. held almost all the jobs
d. held many of the highest-paid positions
6. Company towns complete with churches, schools, housing, and stores characterized which
industry?
a. ranching
b. oil
c. iron manufacturing
d. commercial fishing
e. lumber
7. The attitude of the timber-company owners toward organized labor could best be described as:
a. mutually beneficial partnership
b. grudging cooperation
c. hostile opposition
8. Which statement best describes the organized labor movement at the end of the nineteenth
century?
a. failed strikes and unsuccessful political campaigns led to the decline of most unions
b. unions enjoyed a period of growth and prosperity following the success of the Great
Southwest Strike
c. unions gained widespread public support due to publicity about bad working conditions
d. The Knights of Labor prospered, but other unions lost members
9. The most important institution in the black community in the 1890s was:
a. the church
b. the Republican Party
c. the Colored Farmers’ Alliance
d. the NAACP
Texas History Tesbank
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Questions
1. was the leading industrial center in Texas in 1905, with flour and grist milling
and printing as its major industries.
a. Dallas
b. Houston
c. Galveston
d. Beaumont
2. Which statement best describes the Texas economy in the 1890s?
a. Texas became an urban, industrial state
b. subsistence agriculture enjoyed a revival
c. the state slid into a deep agricultural depression
d. the discovery of oil reversed a long downward trend in the economy
3. The most important cash crop in Texas in the late nineteenth century was:
a. corn
b. wheat
c. oats
d. cotton
4. The first multimillion-dollar firm in Texas was a lumber company owned by:
a. John Henry Kirby
b. James Stephen Hogg
c. John Ireland
d. Oran M. Roberts
5. In the lumber industry, African American workers:
a. were barred from holding jobs
, b. comprised about one-third of the labor force
c. held almost all the jobs
d. held many of the highest-paid positions
6. Company towns complete with churches, schools, housing, and stores characterized which
industry?
a. ranching
b. oil
c. iron manufacturing
d. commercial fishing
e. lumber
7. The attitude of the timber-company owners toward organized labor could best be described as:
a. mutually beneficial partnership
b. grudging cooperation
c. hostile opposition
8. Which statement best describes the organized labor movement at the end of the nineteenth
century?
a. failed strikes and unsuccessful political campaigns led to the decline of most unions
b. unions enjoyed a period of growth and prosperity following the success of the Great
Southwest Strike
c. unions gained widespread public support due to publicity about bad working conditions
d. The Knights of Labor prospered, but other unions lost members
9. The most important institution in the black community in the 1890s was:
a. the church
b. the Republican Party
c. the Colored Farmers’ Alliance
d. the NAACP
