Question

use and effect
d each statement in the middle column of the chart below. then, write the
ect(s) of each statement in the appropriate boxes. each statement may have
e cause and/or effect. list as many as possible.

cause	statement	effect

| xpansion of railroads
owed people to travel
more easily. | people moved into
texas is large
numbers after
reconstruction. | more people
are moving
to west tx |
| | more railroads were
built in texas
throughout the era. | people could travel more
easily to texas and within
texas into cities and toward
the western frontier. |
| professional bison hunters
overhunted plains buffalo,
and more anglo settlers
moved into the region. | american indians
were forcefully
removed from the
texas plains. | |
| | cotton farmers in
texas and the nation
struggled financially. | struggling farmers and
laborers organized the
grange, the farmer’s
alliance, and the populist
party to support workers. |

Explanation:

1. For the second row, identify the cause tied to railroad expansion demand.
2. For the third row, identify the effect of displacing Plains Indians and overhunting bison.
3. For the fourth row, identify the cause of farmers' financial struggles.

Answer:

1. Row 2 (Cause): Demand for easier travel/transport of goods, growth of Texas cities and frontier settlement
2. Row 3 (Effect): Destruction of the Plains Indians' primary food and cultural resource, loss of their traditional lands and way of life
3. Row 4 (Cause): Low crop prices, high railroad and equipment costs, debt from high-interest loans