Texas Oil Boom

Who was responsible for forming the Melrose Petroleum Company?

• Pattillo Higgins

• Lyne T. Barret

• George W. Carroll

• Anthony F. Lucas

In what year did the Spindletop well start gushing oil?

• 1908

• 1930

• 1901

• 1898

What city experienced a significant population growth from 3,296 in 1890 to over 40,000 by 1920 due to the oil industry?

• Dallas

• Fort Worth

• Beaumont

• Corsicana

What was discovered in Rusk County in 1930?

• The first offshore drilling platform

• A school for mining and drilling

• A new method for refining oil

• The largest oilfield in the state

What did American Indians use oil for?

• Cooking

• Medicinal purposes

• Lighting fires

• Building materials

Which of the following products was NOT mentioned as being developed from oil?

• Solar panels

• Dyes

• Lipstick

• Plastic

What did Pattillo Higgins believe oil could do for Texas?

• Enhance agricultural production

• Increase tourism

• Improve healthcare

• Revolutionize the state’s economy

In what year did large deposits of oil were found in Corsicana, starting the oil boom in Texas?

• 1898

• 1930

• 1901

• 1866