What caused the economic and population boom in Texas during the Age of Oil?
Age of Oil: Boom and Bust

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7th Grade
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Bradford Wilson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gold mining
Cotton farming
Discovery of oil
Cattle ranching
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the population increase in Beaumont due to the oil boom?
1,000 to 5,000
9,000 to 50,000
20,000 to 70,000
5,000 to 30,000
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term was used to describe people who moved to Beaumont to get rich from oil?
Gold diggers
Boomers
Pioneers
Settlers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of oil produced in the United States came from Spindletop in 1902?
10%
15%
20%
25%
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which industry was created as a result of the discovery of oil at Spindletop?
Textile industry
Automotive industry
Petroleum industry
Steel industry
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did oil refineries turn oil into?
Coal
Gasoline
Natural gas
Diesel
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What products are included in the petrochemical industry?
Wood and paper
Rubber, plastics, ink, and tires
Glass and ceramics
Metals and alloys
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