Railroad and Oil boom

The Texas Railroad Commission regulates which two industries?

• Cattle

• Oil

• Railroad

• Cotton

For each mile of completed rail line, the state of Texas would grant railroad companies up to ____ square miles of land.

• six

• sixty

• sixteen

• six hundred

Popualations of cities along rail lines​ (a)  

• grew
• decreased

🚂 Choo Choo! Imagine you're back in time. How did the mighty Transcontinental Railroad change the lives of Native American tribes?

• 👷‍♂️ It opened up new job opportunities

• 🤷‍♂️ No effect at all

• 🌍 It led to loss of lands and sparked conflicts

• 📸 Boosted tourism in Native American territories

What was the largest oil well in Texas?

• Winthrop

• Bassdrop

• Gulf of Mexico

• Spindletop

All answers were causes of people settling in the West (except which one)

• Natives being pushed out

• Mexico rewarding settlers with gold

• Ranchers buying land from Railroad companies

• The invention of the windmill

What significant event marked the beginning of the Age of Oil in Texas?

• The construction of the Houston Ship Channel.

• The discovery of oil at Spindletop near Beaumont in 1901.

• The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

• The founding of the Texas Oil Company (Texaco).

How did the discovery of oil at Spindletop impact the oil industry in Texas?

• It led to a decrease in oil prices due to oversupply.

• It caused many companies to go bankrupt.

• It triggered a boom in oil exploration and drilling.

• It had little impact on the oil industry.

Populations of cites that were not along rail lines ​ ​ (a)  

• increased
• decreased

What is oil made out of

• Rocks

• Water

• Organic matter (dead plants and animals)

• Lava