The History of Oil

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

• 1901
• 1921
• 1900
• 1836

What natural disaster occurred in the year 1900 in Galveston?

• Galveston Hurricane
• Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Ike
• Issac's Storm

What caused rural Texas towns to become boomtowns?

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

Which word means: A period of great profits followed by downward trend in an industry.

• Industrialization
• Urbanization
• Boom and Bust Cycle

A framework or tower that supports a drill over a deep hole

• Derrick
• Refinery
• Scrip
• Boomtown

The discovery of oil and the growth of railroads led to??

• The destabilization of Texas
• World War 1
• The urbanization of Texas.
• The oilization of Texas

What happens immediately after a hurricane makes landfall?

• It gets stronger 
• It gets weaker
• Its winds pick up speed
• It starts hailing

Industrial growth caused people to move away from this kind of life.

• Rural.
• City.
• Farming.
• Adventurer.

What era are we studying?

• Galveston Hurricane
• Age of Oil
• Cotton, Cattle, and the Railroads
• World War II and the Great Depression

What is a boomtown?

• The center of banking and real estate. 
• A town that has been destroyed in an oil explosion. 
• A town that grows rapidly after the discovery of oil
• Major cities that grew because of the lack of Oil nearby