7th Grade: Spring Semester Final Exam Review

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane resulted in what city becoming a major maritime trading port?

• Arlington

• Dallas

• Houston

• Austin

What was a major contributor to the end of cattle drives?

• Mad Cow Disease

• Native American Attacks

• Veganism

• Railroads

What major resource was discovered in Texas that still makes a large contribution to the state's economy?

• Oil

• Cattle

• Cotton

• Snakes

How was Galveston protected from future hurricanes?

• House walls were built stronger

• Sacrifices to Poseidon/Neptune

• The city was rebuilt further inland.

• Island was raised by sand and a perimeter of sea walls

• The people just kinda... adapted to the water.

How long would a cattle drive typically take?

• 3-5 months

• Two weeks

• 14 days

• 336 hours

What caused The Great Depression in 1929?

• The effects of World War One

• The Stock Market Crashed.

• The Dust Bowl

• The Oil Industry busted.

What was happening to the Oil in Texas during the Great Depression?

• The Oil Industry caused the Great Depression.

• The Oil Industry was steady and Texas wasn't affected by The Great Depression.

• There wasn't enough Oil in Texas.

• Texas had a large supply of oil and caused the prices of oil to drop.

What role did Texas play during World War Two?

• Texas did not participate in World War Two

• It was used a military training ground and home to US Army Medical Corp

• Texas was used as a staging point for major invasions into Mexico

• Texas used money from oil to supply Japan

Where in Texas was oil discovered?

• Spindletop

• Galveston

• Black Gold Hill

• Austin

What made World War One so deadly?

• The weather conditions.

• The length of time of the war

• The trench warfare.

• The new military weapons, disease and starvation.