Chapter 9 CCA 1 Booming into the 20th century

Why was oil called "black gold"?

• Oil was very valuable like gold is.

• Oil is the same material as gold.

• Oil is the same color as gold.

• Oil is the same thing as gold.

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

• Spinning Top

• Patillo Higgins

• Spindletop

• Golden Well

Why did Beaumont become

a center of industrialization in Texas?

• Oil drillers rushed to the region around Spindletop to see if they could find more "Black Gold".

• People wanted to move to the region because of its natural beauty.

• Oil drillers rushed to the region around Spindletop to see if they could buy land to grow crops.

• People wanted to move to the region because of the nice weather.

Following the spectacular discovery of oil at Spindletop, -

• only business people tried to get rich in the oil industry.

• working conditions for oil workers improved

• the price of property in the area decreased

• boomtowns in Texas soon sprang up

What were some of the results of discovering natural gas?

• It led to a decline in job opportunities and the population of Texas.

• It caused several communities in Texas to move.

• It contributed to the urbanization of Texas and led to the production of other products used in the U.S. and around the world.

To become rich, get a job, light lamps, fuel cars are all reasons people were -

• emigrating out of Texas

• drilling for oil and natural gas

• leaving Europe

• riding on railways to the Northeastern part of the U.S.

Refineries, Canneries, Meat Packing Plants

Saw mills and Logging Companies  emerged due to the development of what industry?

• Transportation Industry

• Oil industry

• Consumer Goods Industry

The time period in the 1930’s where millions of Americans had lost their jobs and had no money became known as what?

• The Great Problem

• The Great Depression

• The Great Disaster

Dust Storms, Poor Farming Practices, and No Rain were all causes of the

• Great Depression

• The Dustbowl

• Black Thursday