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WorksheetsTX24 - AoO and PE - Dallas / Hurricane / Oil
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
In (a) oil drillers made a massive discovery at SPINDLETOP Field, not far from Beaumont in southeast Texas.
Near the town of (a) in southeast Texas, the discovery of a petroleum reserve at (b) Field in the year (c) caused the U.S. to become the leading producer of (d) in the world.
Reorder the following economic BOOMS in Texas History into the correct chronological order [which is the order that they were taught to you].
COTTON is the cash crop of the South
CATTLE are moved in drives from Texas to Missouri and Kansas
RAILROADS spread into Texas, helping all areas of the economy
OIL is discovered at Spindletop Field, starting the Petroleum Industry in Texas
What is the name of the political party shown and described here?
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* emerged as a strong 3rd party in the 1890s
* very POPULAR among Texas farmers
* created to help farmers fight against unfair business practices and high taxes
Green Party
Populist Party
Independent Party
Know-Nothing Party
Which THREE [3] of these U.S. states once belonged to Mexico? [hint: the U.S. took these lands after winning the Mexican-American War]
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YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
Arizona
New York
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Texas
Where is the GULF OF MEXICO on this map?
The success of Spindletop Field in 1901 brought a BOOM to the Texas economy and was the start of an oil industry that still operates in Texas today.
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What is one NEGATIVE effect that drilling for oil will have on Texas?
What natural disaster struck Galveston in 1901 and led to the building of a "seawall" around the island?
a deadly wildfire
a massive hurricane
a damaging earthquake
a series of tornados
What city is being described below?
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* 3rd largest city in Texas today
* Established in north-central Texas in 1841
* Population boom in the early 1900s due to its excellent railroad system
Organize these options into either BOOM or BUST categories: BOOM - positive effects on the economy, BUST - negative effects on the economy
rapid increase in business activity
rapid decrease in business activity
high employment
high unemployment
high production
low production
