What happened to the town of Jefferson in the late nineteenth century?
A. It became the railroad center of East Texas.
B. Its population tripled in size because of a large oil discovery.
C. Its stockyards made it the capital of the cattle industry in the state.
D. It suffered a major economic decline after railroad transportation replaced steamboat transportation in the area.
Question 2
The Texas timber industry was based in __________.
A. East Texas around the yellow pine tree
B. North Texas around the white pine tree
C. Central Texas around the post oak tree
D. South Texas around the mesquite tree