Industries in Texas UIL

Industries in Texas UIL

By Dominique Pandy

Industries in Texas: King Cotton

The 20th century brought great changes to Texas industries. There were booms when industries grew and busts when industries failed. ​

By the start of the century, cottonseed was the second-largest industy in Texas. Lumber was the largest. ​

​​Cotton in Texas

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In the early 1900s, Texans had built too many mills. Soon, There was not enough cotton to supply all of the mills. By 1919, the cotton became a bust. In 1931, Texas pass a law that would limit the amount of land that could be used for planting cotton.

​​1900s Cotton

Cattle came to Texas with the first Spanish Settlers. It was not long before cattle ranching became big business. The cattle industry struggled in the 1900s because of the increase in setters moving to the area.

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Cattle Country

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In 1901, Anthony F. Lucas was digging for oil under Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas and struck oil. The modern oil industry had begun. By 1902 there were 285 wells drilling for oil at Spindletop. People rushed to Texas to strike it rich. ​

The oil industry boomed. Companies built pipelines to move oil from place to place.​

Black Gold

Texas went through a process of urbanization. In 1900, most Texans lived in rural areas and made their living by farming or ranching. Land was cheap. Houses were spread far and wide.

Over time, land prices increased, and may farms and rachers sold their land They took jobs in the oil industry and at new factories. ​

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From Farms to Cities

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Soon, railroads came to Texas, connnecting towns and making it easier to move people and goods. More people moved to towls to be near train stations.

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From Farms to Cities

Multiple Choice

What were the three booming industries in Texas in the early 20th century?

• Cotton, cattle, oil

• Cotton, oil, paper

• paper, oil, railroad

• cattle, oil, wheat

Multiple Choice

What affected the cattle industry in the 1900s and decreased the amount of cattle in Texas?

• WWI

• WWII

• Settlers moving to Texas

• Texas becoming urban

Multiple Choice

Who was responsible for the early disovery of oil in Texas?

• Patillo Higgins and Anthony F. Lucas

• James Farmer

• Lizzie Johnson

• Hector Garcia

Multiple Choice

This key term describes the process of many people moving from rural areas to cities

• Segregation

• Sectionalism

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

Multiple Choice

This industry helped connect cities and towns, making it easier to move people and goods.

• Oil

• Cotton

• Railroad

• Car

Multiple Choice

Over time, land prices increas, and many farms and ranchers sold their lands to work in:

• smaller places

• The railroad industry

• The cotton industry

• The oil industry