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Age of Oil

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trinity and Zach tried to convince Mrs. Willison to change the rule about not wearing sweaters. The rule didn't allow students to wear them, which means they were part of

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Rural

c)

Prohibition

2.

Valerie thought it wasn't fair girls weren't allowed to vote for who would be class president. Valerie wanted girls to have

a)

Progressives

b)

Suffrage

c)

Drill bit

3.

Jason and Anijha went searching on a hike to find the remains of plants and animals in the forest. They were looking for

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Standard of living

c)

Urbanization

4.

Miranda and Madison felt like students' needs were being ignored by adults. They probably would be in favor of

a)

Prohibition

b)

Populism

c)

Boom and Bust Cycle

5.

Paetynn moved to Africa because living in Odessa was too expensive. She was concerned about the

a)

Standard of living

b)

Petroleum

c)

Urbanization

6.

Pete and Paul started a company selling Air Forces. They business did great at first, but then they went broke. Pete and Paul experienced a

a)

Populism

b)

Boom and Bust Cycle

c)

Feminism

7.

Lily and Yazmine wanted to go back in time when there was a lot of political and social things happening in the U.S.

a)

Populism

b)

Refinery

c)

Progressive Era

8.

Azelia and Sadih went into the earth while exploring a volcano. They found a thick, oily substance used for fuel

a)

Petroleum

b)

Suffrage

c)

Fossil Fuels

9.

Sergio and Jordynn built a basketball stadium that would be used for processing lemonade and Chik-Fil-A sandwiches. They built a

a)

Prohibition

b)

Urbanization

c)

Refinery

10.

2021 was time when factories became very popular again. 2021 was a time when this came back

a)

Rural

b)

Industrialization

c)

Populism

11.

Isaiah and Hernandez worked for the city and started building more restaurants, stores, etc. They participated in

a)

Urbanization

b)

Rural

c)

Suffrage

12.

Rather than live in Dallas, Kinli wanted to live in Andrews where there were less people and more oil rigs. Kinli wanted to live in this type of area

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suffrage

13.

Some people thought Pablo was weird when he drilled for oil in a place that never had it before. They called Pablo a

a)

Industrialism

b)

Wildcatter

c)

Urbanization

14.

When Mr.McClain's wife told him he was buying too many books, he decided to try this approach instead and buy one book a year

a)

Temperance

b)

Suffrage

c)

Rural

15.

Ms. Martin's students were doing excellent in class, so they didn't think it was necessary to ______ their studying habits

a)

Reform

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Progressive Era