TX24 - AoO and PE - Dallas / Hurricane / Oil

In ​ (a)   oil drillers made a massive ​discovery at SPINDLETOP Field, not far from Beaumont in southeast Texas.

• 1901
• 1876
• 1915
• 2007

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.

• Spindletop
• 1901
• oil
• Beaumont

Reorder the following economic BOOMS in Texas History into the correct chronological order [which is the order that they were taught to you].

• OIL is discovered at Spindletop Field, starting the Petroleum Industry in Texas

• COTTON is the cash crop of the South

• RAILROADS spread into Texas, helping all areas of the economy

• CATTLE are moved in drives from Texas to Missouri and Kansas

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

b

Know-Nothing Party

Independent Party

Populist Party

Green 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

Groups:

(a) BOOM - positive

,

(b) BUST - negative

• high production

• high employment

• high unemployment

• low production

• rapid decrease in business activity

• rapid increase in business activity