WorksheetsUnit 9: Discovery of Oil, Oil Boom and Bust, Galveston Hurricane
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the most deadly hurricane in U.S. history as of the text?
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Sandy
The Great Galveston Hurricane
How many people died as a result of the 1900 Galveston hurricane? (On Galveston Island itself)
About 2,000 to 4,000
Less than 1,000
About 10,000 to 12,000
About 6,000 to 8,000
What major change occurred in Galveston after the devastating hurricane?
It became the largest city in Texas
It was abandoned and left as a ghost town
It lost its economic prosperity as a commercial center
It became the capital of Texas
What was built to protect Galveston from future storms?
A moat
A seawall
A series of levees
A large dome
What form of government was formed in Galveston after the hurricane?
Commission government
Democratic government
Monarchy
Dictatorship
What is the Galveston seawall an example of?
Human adaptation for comfort
Human modification for safety purposes
Human adaption for better quality of life
Human modification for sound of mind
What was one major economic effect of the Galveston Hurricane?
Dallas became the new metropolitan city
Galveston gained immense amounts of money from donations
Houston gained many industries that left Galveston after the hurricane
Galveston stayed a economically prosperous city
What year did they discover a HUGE oil reserve in Spindletop?
1900
1921
1901
1906
What is Spindletop?
An oilfield near Beaumont Texas that had large amounts of oil.
A spinning top that helps oil rigs drill into the earth.
An oilfield where many oilfield workers died in a mysterious accident.
The top of the oil rig that helps stabilize the structure.
Which city was the site of Texas' first commercial oil well in 1894?
Corsicana
Houston
Dallas
Austin
During which decades did Texas begin transitioning to an industrial economy, largely due to the expansion of oil-related industries?
1920s and 1930s
1940s and 1950s
1950s and 1960s
1970s and 1980s
What new profession emerged as a result of the expanding oil industry in Texas?
Computer Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
What jobs experienced an increase during the growth of the oil industry?
Manufacturing
Food processing
Retail sales & Transportation
Banking
All of the above
I developed the rotary drill bit which made it possible to drill through very hard rock to reach oil deep underground.
Quanah Parker
John D. Rockefeller
Howard Hughes Sr.
James Hogg
What was built in Houston to connect Houston with the Gulf of Mexico?
Houston Boating Channel
Houston Ship Channel
Houston-Gulf of Mexico Channel
Texas-Mexico Channel
What was built to provide hydro-electric power, control flooding, and reservoirs?
Lakes
Irrigation tanks
Dams
Ponds in communities
How did Texans work to prevent erosion following the devastating effects of the Dust Bowl?
Planting trees
Irrigation of the land
Planting crops
All of the above
What event in the 1970s significantly increased the demand for Texas oil?
The invention of the automobile
The 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo
The discovery of oil in Alaska
The founding of NASA
What was a major consequence of the drop in oil prices in the 1980s for Texas?
An increase in tourism
A surge in technology investments
Hard economic times and efforts to diversify the economy
A boom in the agriculture sector
Which technological advancement in the 21st century contributed to a resurgence of oil drilling in Texas?
The development of renewable energy sources
The invention of the electric car
New hydraulic drilling techniques
Advancements in nuclear energy
