The Age of Oil and the Progressive Era

Boom Bust Cycle----> when industries or towns have an upward trend in profits and we say they are booming then there is.

• change for the better

• change for the worse

• no change

A downward trend where businesses or towns lose profits --we say they are bust this means

• things are changing for the better

• things are changing for the worse

• no change

Urban

• countryside

• city

• rural

Rural

• city

• countryside

• urban

People escaping the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 moved to where to rebuild their businesses.

• Austin

• Dallas

• Houston

Just like the Railroad Commissioner was put into place to protect people from the unfair practices of the Railroad companies, he is also going to be the one responsible for regulating what during the Age of Oil?

• Oilfield workers

• oil wells

• oil prices

What will farmers do with their new farm equipment to cause a bust or downward trend in the agriculture industry (Too much product and not enough buyers)

• overuse the equipment and so that they produce too much product with not enough buyers

• They will sell their products at too high of prices

• They will refuse to send their crops to cities

Galveston's response to the Hurricane of 1900 was

• Everyone left and they rebuilt further inland

• build seawall to prevent the terrible flooding from ever happening again.

• restructure the island with bigger buildings

The women who wanted to gain equal suffrage finally did when this happened

• the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified and it became a law--women finally had the right to vote.

• the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified and it became a law--women finally had the right to vote.

• the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified and it became a law--women finally had the right to vote.

This group is organized by the farmers (agriculture workers) to protect themselves against the large oil companies and bankers by passing laws (reforms)

• The Populist Movement meaning the people’s movement.

• Latin League of American Citizens

• The Progressives