Unit 9: Modernizing Texas in An Age of Oil

Which of the following is a characteristic of Texas during the Age of Oil?

• Growth of cattle drives

• Growth of urban areas

• Growth of rural areas

• Shrinking of cities

The year 1901 marked the birth of the

• petroleum industry

• cotton industry

• professional football

• cattle industry

Which would have motivated someone living near Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas to sell their land in January 1901?

• discovery of oil

• decrease in land value

• a rise in crime

• the invasion of wild pigs

Which of the following events happened first?

• Oil was discovered in Corsicana

• Wall Street Crashed

• The Vietnam War begins

• President Nixon is elected

The Spindletop and Joiner strikes in Texas launched which economic period?

• The Gold Rush

• The Texas Oil Boom

• The Age of Cotton

• Texas Independence

How did this invention affect the agricultural industry in Texas?

• Many farmers who could not afford new equipment went out of business causing an increase in prices.

• Crops were produced in greater amounts eventually supplying more than was demanded causing a drop in prices

• It caused mass destruction of growing fields

• It caused an increase in farmers because everyone wante dto drive a tractor

Which Texas industries are most prone to boom/bust economic cycles?

• Tourism and banking

• Agribusiness and petroleum

• Medicine and Science

• Education and Research

What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project

• to create a cheaper supply of power

• to protect from flooding by hurricanes

• to give college students a job

• to provide work for women

Reports of the discovery of oil at Spindletop would have first appeared in what year?

• 1900

• 1901

• 1914

• 1920

Which definition best describes a "boom and bust" cycle?

• A period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry

• A period of poor profits followed by a large growth in an industry

• A period of high unemployment followed by a growth period

• A period of growth leading to higher employment