Oil Boom

Oil Boom

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Social Studies

4th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is petroleum?

Back

natural oil

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did Pattillo Higgins first start drilling for oil under Spindletop Hill?

Back

He wanted to find a new fuel source for making bricks.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who was Captain Anthony F. Lucas?

Back

He was hired by Patillo Higgins to help find oil.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was oil called "black gold"?

Back

Oil was very valuable like gold is.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the name of the first major oil well in Texas?

Back

Spindletop

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did Beaumont become a center of industrialization in Texas?

Back

Oil drillers rushed to the region around Spindletop to see if they could find more "Black Gold".

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an oil refinery?

Back

a factory that cleans and processes oil into products such as gasoline or kerosene

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