WorksheetsProgressive Era
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which Texas government agency regulates the oil and natural gas industry?
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Manor Trail
Austin Trail
Western Trail
Why was Spindletop important in Texas history?
Place oil was first found in Texas
It was a port for immigrants into Texas
It is the southern most place in Texas
It is where the Federal Reserve Bank is in Texas
What were the men who experimented with different ways to find underground oil called?
mad dogs
spitfires
wildcatters
cowboys
How did Buffalo Soldiers shape Texas history?
Africans Americans who fought during the Civil War
Anglo Americans who sided with Mexico
Mexican Americans who sided with Texas
African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier
Texas farms relied on who to grow cotton in Texas
Migrant Workers
Buffalo Soldiers
Vaqueros
Sharecroppers
How did barbed wire impact Texas?
Caused and end to crop decimation
Led to the end of Cattle Drives
Led to the development of railroads
Killed of the buffalo
How did the oil industry shape the development of Odessa?
The town was crushed when oil was discovered in a different area.
The town began a recycling program
The town developed and grew because of oil
The town suffered because of a lack of oil wells
What conflict lead to the U.S. gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
World War I
Mexican American War
Plains War
Spanish American War
What was the name of the Progressive Movement focused on ending the consumption of alcohol?
Education
Women's Suffrage
Labor Rights
Temperance
What was the main factor in the growth of urbanization in the early 20th century?
Expansion of industrial jobs
Cheap housing cost
Conflict in rural areas
Development of efficient transportation systems
The Women's Suffrage Movement achieved its goal with which Amendment?
16th
17th
18th
19th
The Temperance Movement reached it's goal with which Amendment?
16th
17th
18th
19th
What development connected Texas to the national market and made it easier to transport agricultural goods?
Canals
Railroads
Deep Water Ports
Airports
Which of the following was not a major cause of
World War 1?
Embargoes
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
