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Unit 9 EOY PINER
Cotton, Cattle, Railroad, and Oil
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 1901 a oil crew discovers this oil gusher that shot 100 feet in the air for 9 days straight. | Spindletop |
| In 1913 this was set up to protect workers from having to pay for work related injuries? | Workers compensation |
| The completion in 1914 made Houston a very important seaport by allowing larger ships into Buffalo Bay? | Houston Ship Channel |
| This person controlled 90% of the oil industry in the 1890s? | John D. Rockefeller |
| This person invented a rotary drill bit that could go through rock so oil crews could drill at deeper depths? | Howard Hughes Sr. |
| Why did the oil boom lead to an expansion of the lumber industry in Texas? | Lumber was needed to build oil derricks. |
| Which Texas city benefited most from the discovery of oil on the gulf costal plains? | Houston |
| A hurricane hit this Texas city in 1900 that killed over 8,000 people and caused huge amounts of damage. | Galveston |
| What did the prohibition law ban? | Alcohol |
| Laws that limited African American's civil rights? | Jim Crow Laws |
| The separation of races in public facilities? | Segregation |
| Tejano community groups that helped individuals financially? | Mutualistas |
| This Texas city became a hub for manufacturing because of its excellent railroad system? | Dallas |
| In the 1920s this was still the main occupation and source of income for Texans despite industrial growth? | Agriculture |
| This source of communication was written in 40 different languages which would reflect the diversity during the 1920s? | Newspapers |
| By the late 1800s, oil was refined into this product and used to provide light when burned? | Kerosene |
| This person was known to have drilled first oil well in the U.S. in 1859? | Edwin Drake |
| This person is known to have drilled the first oil well in Texas in 1866? | Lyne T. Barret |
| The oil boom created a demand for products needed by the oil industry. This industry provide materials for oil derricks, new homes, stores, hotels and much more. What is this industry? | Lumber Industry |
| This U.S. amendment gave women the right to vote? | 19th Amendment |
| A place that experiences sudden growth in population and businesses. These were dirty, lawless, crowded, and unhealthy places? | Boomtown |
| This U.S. amendment made prohibition law across the whole country? | 18th Amendment |
| Who was the president of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association? | Minnie Fisher Cunningham |
| People who supported the right for women to vote were called? | Suffragists |
| What did the Women's Christian Temperance Union fight against? | Outlaw the sale of alcohol |
| Which Europeans introduced cattle, and ranching traditions to Texas? | Spanish |
| Why did the practice of cattle drives begin in Texas? | The price of beef was low in TX but higher in other parts of the U.S. where demand was higher. |
| How did refrigeration change the cattle industry in Texas? | This led to the development of the meatpacking industry in Texas. |
| What was the major reason for the decline of open ranges in Texas in the late 1800s? | Invention of barbed wire |
| What was the most important agricultural crop in Texas between the end of the Civil War and 1900? | Cotton |
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Coach Budish