WorksheetsUnit 9: Modernizing Texas in An Age of Oil
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of Texas during the Age of Oil?
Growth of cattle drives
Growth of urban areas
Growth of rural areas
Shrinking of cities
The year 1901 marked the birth of the
petroleum industry
cotton industry
professional football
cattle industry
Which would have motivated someone living near Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas to sell their land in January 1901?
discovery of oil
decrease in land value
a rise in crime
the invasion of wild pigs
Which of the following events happened first?
Oil was discovered in Corsicana
Wall Street Crashed
The Vietnam War begins
President Nixon is elected
The Spindletop and Joiner strikes in Texas launched which economic period?
The Gold Rush
The Texas Oil Boom
The Age of Cotton
Texas Independence
How did this invention affect the agricultural industry in Texas?
Many farmers who could not afford new equipment went out of business causing an increase in prices.
Crops were produced in greater amounts eventually supplying more than was demanded causing a drop in prices
It caused mass destruction of growing fields
It caused an increase in farmers because everyone wante dto drive a tractor
Which Texas industries are most prone to boom/bust economic cycles?
Tourism and banking
Agribusiness and petroleum
Medicine and Science
Education and Research
What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project
to create a cheaper supply of power
to protect from flooding by hurricanes
to give college students a job
to provide work for women
Reports of the discovery of oil at Spindletop would have first appeared in what year?
1900
1901
1914
1920
Which definition best describes a "boom and bust" cycle?
A period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry
A period of poor profits followed by a large growth in an industry
A period of high unemployment followed by a growth period
A period of growth leading to higher employment
How did supply and demand affect the economy of Texas during the 1930s?
Overproduction led to price decreases.
Underproduction led to price increases.
Increased demand for products led to a loss of jobs.
Supply of products decreased, causing higher prices.
The Populist movement in Texas organized to address reforms needed to —
control oil prices
regulate factories
protect agricultural workers
extend voting rights to women
The primary goal of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association was to —
reform the poor conditions in Texas prisons
outlaw the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
protect the voting rights that had been granted to African Americans
win ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
How did the First World War change the lives of women in Texas?
Many women entered the workforce.
Women gained equal pay with men.
Women began serving in combat in the military.
Many universities accepted women for the first time.
In Fort Worth, Texas, there is a road named Camp Bowie. What is the likely source of this name?
It is named after an old Indian fort from the frontier days.
It is named after the first president.
It is named after a former military post set up during the First World War.
It is named after the first oil well to become a gusher in Texas.
How did the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 alter the economic development of Texas?
The devastation caused the Great Depression.
Oil production never recovered to pre-hurricane levels.
Major industries in Galveston moved inland to Houston.
Cotton growers were forced out of Texas to find new distributors.
How did rapid industrial expansion change the distribution of population within Texas during the early 20th
The population of cities expanded rapidly.
Many people could travel easier across the state.
Many people moved out of the state for job opportunities.
The population of coastal cities rose while inland cities fell.
Urbanization of Texas resulted in an increase in jobs in —
oil fields
cattle ranching
service-related fields
the agricultural sector
Which industry was most affected by the contributions of Howard Hughes, Sr.?
Agriculture
Communication
Petroleum
Transportation
Which conclusion is best supported by information in the timeline above?
Technological innovation helped to expand the oil industry in Texas.
The mass production of automobiles led to the discovery of oil in Texas
Oil was first discovered in Texas using new innovations like a rotary drill bit.
Wealthy oilmen used their profits to invent new types of oil drilling equipment.
Which generalization about Texas oil and natural gas deposits can be inferred from the data on the map?
Most geographic areas of Texas have oil and gas deposits.
Most oil and natural gas fields are just off the coast.
Most oil and natural gas comes from deposits near the coast.
West Texas is the primary area of oil and natural gas production.
Based on the data, cities in Texas that experienced the least population growth during the 1930s were located in
north central Texas
the Rio Grande Valley
along the Gulf Coast
in the Panhandle
Using the data from the table, which two regions on the Regions of Texas map contained the locations of major metropolitan centers of Texas in the early 1900s?
1 and 6
2 and 7
3 and 5
4 and 5
Which Texan was elected governor with the support of groups like the Texas Farmers Union, Farmer’s Alliance, and the Grange?
(a)
What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project?
Use this sentence stem to write your answer.
The purpose of the 1903 construction project was to ...
The expansion of the railroad system throughout Texas in the early twentieth century resulted in the growth of
(a)
