Ch 6.1 The Expansion of Industry

Why did Pattillo Higgins first start drilling for oil under Spindletop Hill?

• He wanted to open oil wells across Texas.

• He wanted to find a new fuel source for making bricks.

• He wanted to find a new fuel source for his car.

• He wanted to find valuable rocks under the surface.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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Why was oil called "black gold"?

• Oil was very valuable like gold is.

• Oil is the same color as gold.

• Oil is the same material as gold.

• Oil is the same thing as gold.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was the name of the first major oil well in Texas?

• Spinning Top

• Spindletop

• Patillo Higgins

• Golden Well

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

• It created electric power to streetcars.
• It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
• It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
• It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances. 

What impact did inventions such as the telephone, sewing machine, and typewriter have in the role of women in American society? 

• These inventions were controlled byt he government and therefore limited their role in American politics.
• These inventions provided new job opportunities for children, leaving women with more tasks at home. 
• These inventions pushed women further out of the working world. 
• These inventions provided new job opportunities to women. 

What individual is responsible for the invention of the telephone?

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Samuel Morse
• Andrew Carnegie

Which individual is responsible for inventing the incandescent lightbulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• Samuel Morse
• Andrew Carnegie

This man used the Bessemer process to help produce steel at the lowest possible price.

• Thomas Edison

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• JP Morgan

Which two inventions helped to change the role of women?

• typewriter & telephone
• phonograph & airplane
• radio & telephone
• typewriter & assembly line

What invention helped to make steel?

• electrical power station
• assembly line
• bessemer process
• diesel engine