WorksheetsUnit 9: Age of Oil Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Select the political cartoon with a POSITIVE outlook on the Women's Suffrage movement:
A _______________ is someone who searches for oil in unconventional places
Prospector
Oil Tycoon
Wildcatter
Miner
Which of the following is an example of an ECONOMIC effect of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900?
The city of Galveston was raised up to 18 feet
Shipping companies left Galveston for Houston
The Deep Water Commission was created to handle future natural disasters
Thousands of people lost their lives in the storm
This party fought for child labor laws, mandatory school attendance, and fair wages:
Populist
Prohibition
Democratic
Progressive
The Progressive's goal of mandatory school attendance would result in all of the following EXCEPT:
Reduced child labor
An educated population
A better economy
Reduced wages for factory employees
WWI saw the addition of _______________________ to the Texas workforce:
Women
African Americans
Immigrants
Children
What document shows Germany offering Mexico the return of the southwestern United States, including Texas, if they would attack the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
The Zimmermann Telegraph
The Treaty of Versailles
The Heinzler Missive
Which Progressive issue is likely MOST important today?
Prohibition
Abolition of the minimum wage
Women's Suffrage
Regulation of the Railroads
What occurs when supply is higher than demand?
Reduction in price
A boom
A bust
Both A and C
The Boom and Bust Cycle can best be defined as:
A period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry
A period of poor profits followed by a large growth in industry
A period of growth leading to higher employment
A period of high unemployment followed by a growth period
Which of the following were coastal cities who grew rapidly as a result of the oil industry? Select ALL THAT APPLY
Beaumont
El Paso
Houston
Corpus Christi
Advancements in which industry had a profound influence on the Texas Oil Industry?
Hunting
Banking
Transportation
Physics
In 1901, oil was discovered at __________________________ which kicked off the Age of Oil in Texas.
Powell Field
Palo Duro Canyon
Houston
Spindletop
One job of the Texas Railroad Commission was to:
Promote segregation on rail lines
Lay railroad tracks across the state of Texas
Regulate the oil industry in Texas
Purchase land for oil wells
This image best represents a _______________.
Oil Field
Mining Town
Rural area
Boomtown
The Populist movement was created by and primarily for ______________________________.
Factory workers
Child laborers
Farmers
Suffragettes
