Oil In Texas

What year was oil discovered at Spindletop?

• 1866
• 1930
• 1901
• 1914

The Oil boom in Texas created what?

• Jobs, higher incomes, a Good Economy

• Tenant Farming, Sharecropping

• Poor Economy and Loss of Jobs

What caused rural Texas towns to become boomtowns?

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

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

Oil is a

• Non-reusable resource

• Reusable resource

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

• 2 days

• 6 days

• 9 days

• 2 weeks

which materials do we get from oil?

• saddles, boots, hats

• railroads

• cotton, corn, wheat

• gasoline, plastics, synthetic rubber, cosmetics

What is a pipeline?

• is a pipe used for transporting lumber over long distances.

• Is a pipe used for transporting oil or gas over long distances.

• is a pipe used for transporting minerals over long distances.

• Is a pipe used for transporting equipment over long distances.

What is a refinery?

• A place of oil and valuable minerals

• A place where oil is turned into products people can use.

• A place where lumber is turned into products people can use.

• A place where minerals is turned into products people can use.

Who was the engineer that struck oil at Beaumont (Spindletop Hill)?

• Patillo Higgins

• James Hill

• Anthony Lucas

• Charles Goodnight