Unit 9 Review

The 1900 Galveston Hurricane is the worst natural disaster in Texas history. In order to protect themselves from

future storms, the people of Galveston —

• built stores

• built a seawall

• created a canal system

• relocated the city

How did the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 alter the economic development of Texas

• The devastation caused a decade long recession

• Oil production never recovered to pre-hurricane levels.

• Major industries in Galveston moved inland to Houston

• Cotton growers were forced out of Texas to find new distributors

Spindletop was the largest gusher the world had seen and catapulted Beaumont into an oil-fueled boomtown. In what

year did this happen?

• 1836

• 1492

• 1901

• 1619

What did the Texas cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Beaumont have in COMMON?

• they grew as a result of the oil industry

• They grew as a result of railroad development

• They were all originally Spanish language terms

• They are all located in northern Texas.

How did the oil industry shape the development of Odessa?

• The town suffered due to its lack of oil wells.

• The town grew as the demand for oil increased.

• The town became a center for oil recycling programs.

• The town was crushed when oil was discovered in larger cities

What is the historical significance of Spindletop

• cattle were traded here

• Texas frontier began

• buffalo soldiers stationed here

• Texas petroleum industry here

Which industry caused the MOST change in the economic development of East Texas during the early 1900s?

• Oil

• Cotton

• Cattle

• Engineering

How did the increased urbanization of Texas change the types of jobs made available to people?

• Jobs were only available in industries and technologies.

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• Jobs moved from industries and technological production to farming and agriculture.

• The only jobs that were made available were in the area of agriculture.

• Jobs moved from farming and agriculture to industries and technological production

What event caused rural Texas to urbanize and have boomtowns develop in Texas?

• Cattle Trial

• Windmills

• Discovery of Oil

• Railroads

How did World War I change the lives of women in Texas?

• Women entered the workforce

• women got the right to vote

• women got equal rights

• women went to war