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Oil In Texas

Authored by Byron Skaggs

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7th Grade

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Oil In Texas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What year was oil discovered at Spindletop?

1866
1930
1901
1914

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Oil boom in Texas created what?

Jobs, higher incomes, a Good Economy

Tenant Farming, Sharecropping

Poor Economy and Loss of Jobs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What caused rural Texas towns to become boomtowns?

discovery of oil
discovery of railroads
cattle industry
Windmills

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was an effect of the discovery of oil at Spindletop?

Texas didn't change

People came to Texas looking for oil and cities like Midland and Odessa grew

the government took over all the oil companies

Texans moved to rural areas to farm

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Oil is a

Non-reusable resource

Reusable resource

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How long did Spindletop "gush" before the workers could get the flow under control?

2 days

6 days

9 days

2 weeks

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

which materials do we get from oil?

saddles, boots, hats

railroads

cotton, corn, wheat

gasoline, plastics, synthetic rubber, cosmetics

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