Unit 8: Spindletop

What substance is credited for powering the 20th century (black gold)

• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Solar Energy
• Oil

Where in Texas did they hope to find 11 billion dollars worth of oil?

• Beaumont

• El Paso

• Austin

• Dallas

What new transportation heavily relied on oil?

• Bicycle
• Railroads

• Horse Carriage

• Airplane

True or False: Oil drilling is safe and harmless work

• True

• False

What did the Hamill brothers use to help with the drilling process?

• A handheld drill
• mud

• A traditional shovel
• A pneumatic hammer

How many barrels of oil a day was the Spindletop gusher producing?

• over 80,000 barrels of oil a day

• over 200,000 barrels of oil a day

• 50,000 barrels of oil a day
• 50 barrels of oil a day