Age of Oil Review

What problem could be found in the boom town of Beaumont?

• Lack of clean drinking water

• Overpopulation

• High crime rates

• Poor transportation

Urbanization is the process by which cities grow and more people live in cities rather than in rural areas.

• True

• False

A Boomtown is a town undergoing rapid growth with little infrastructure established. Check THREE characteristics of a boomtown.

• Organized and safe

• Lawless and dangerous

• Lack of water and resources

• Peaceful

• Overcrowded and dirty

Which three items are most important for the infrastructure of an area?

• Road System, Water and sewage system, Police for law and order

• A local swimming pool, Road System, Water and sewage system

• Road System, Water and sewage system, A local swimming pool

• Road System, Water and sewage system, Airports

The Texas Oil Boom started after the oil gusher at Spindletop in Beaumont, which is northeast of Houston. Which Texas region is Beaumont located in?

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

What is an important Texas cash crop, also known as "White Gold"?

• 1900

• Lumber industry

• Cotton

• 1901

In what year did the Great Storm in Galveston occur?

• 1900

• Lumber industry

• Cotton

• 1901

What year marks the Spindletop gusher and Texas Oil Boom?

• 1900

• Lumber industry

• Cotton

• 1901

What was declared after the Galveston hurricane to protect the dead and property?

• 1900

• Lumber industry

• Cotton

• Martial Law

Boomtowns and the building of derricks of wood increased which industry?

• 1900

• Lumber industry

• Cotton

• 1901