SSW - Article 1 & 9

1. 1. Where did Higgins strike oil in 1901?

• Spindletop

• Hockley

• Cochran

• Melrose

2. Near which city was oil discovered in 1898?

• Houston

• Corsicana

• Beaumont

• Galveston

4. 3. Which phrase completes the diagram?

• Texas Rivers were polluted

• Steamboats could be used year-round.

• Roads in Texas were not well-made.

• The population decreased in the late 1800s.

4. Which Texas city grew to over 40,000 people by 1920?

• Houston

• Corsicana

• Beaumont

• Galveston

5. 5. In the 1800's __________ used oil for medicinal purposes.

• American Indians

• Spaniards

• Italians

• Colonists