Railroad and Oil boom

Railroad and Oil boom

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Railroad and Oil boom

Railroad and Oil boom

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7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Texas Railroad Commission regulates which two industries?

Cattle

Oil

Railroad

Cotton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Popualations of cities along rail lines​ (a)  

grew
decreased

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

🚂 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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the largest oil well in Texas?

Winthrop

Bassdrop

Gulf of Mexico

Spindletop

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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).

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