Chapter 13 Texas History Review

to bring products in and out of the city

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to bring products in and out of the city

the reason railroads were used in Southeastern Texas

amount of trains leaving Houston could get to how many cities

Victoria and Indianola or Alleyton and Brazoria

cities connected by railroads that did not go to Houston

It was the center of life for many Texans and slavery was used as the main workforce for the production of agriculture

Describe the importance of Farming in Texas and how slavery played a part in agriculture

Congress gave away large parcels of land to men who fought in the Texas Revolution. The homestead Act of 1839 provided land to new settlers that could not be taken away to pay off a debt. These policies greatly contributed to the population growth of early Texas

Explain what the land policy was in Texas and how it affected the states growth

By freight wagons drawn by oxen or mule train

How the majority of goods were carried in early Texas

Petition for the right to stay in Texas

in 1840 a law was passed that required free African Americans to to what?

Houston to Galveston

the two cities that were connected by the first telegraph lines in Texas

it greatly increased

what happened to the population of Texas between the battle of San Jacinto and annexation

First Jewish services

the efforts of Rosanna Osterman lead to this in 1852/1856