How Texas Cities Grew

Explain economic factors and the development of major industries that led to the urbanization of Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing.

Part of The student understands the factors that caused Texas to change from an agrarian to an urban society

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From Farms to Cities

This lesson explains how transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing pulled Texans off farms and into cities. In 1900 most Texans lived on farms; by 1950 more than half lived in cities. This shift is called urbanization.

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