Cotton, Cattle, Crude Oil

What year did the first successful oil well erupt, changing the Texas economy forever?

• 1901
• 1921
• 1900
• 1836

What caused rural Texas towns to become boomtowns?

• discovery of oil
• discovery of railroads
• cattle industry
• Windmills

Why were many refineries built along the Gulf Coast of Texas?

• People wanted to drill near railroad junctions.

• Oil was only found close to water.

• Land there was less expensive.

• Oil could be shipped overseas.

Most newly freed Slaves became......

• Slaves again

• Europeans

• Joined Native Reservations

• Sharecroppers

Which movement focused on obtaining the right for Women to vote?

• Farmers Alliance

• Texas Railroad Commisson

• Women's Suffrage

• NAACP

What Native American chief fought against Anglo settlements and natives being moved to reservations?

• Quanah Parker

• Satanta

• Tecumseh

• Powhatan

What was the role of the Texas Railroad Commission?

• Give railroads more freedom to operate

• Set rules for the citizens who used the railroad

• set rules for the railroad rates and practices

• The Texas Railroad Commission was never formed.

What promised fast, cheap, and easy transportation, and helped settlers expand westward?

• Windmills

• Boats

• steam boats

• Railroads

What was the name of Governor James Hogg's daughter

• William B. Travis
• Youra Hogg
• Ima Hogg
• Weare Hoggs

Which nickname was given to the African-American regiments of the Army after the Civil War?

• Buffalo Hunters
• Red River Rebels
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Screaming Eagles