CBA 5 Review

How did James Hogg contribute to controlling the railroads from abusing Texans?

• Stop the building of railroads across farmland in Texas

• He loaned money to railroad companies and supported big business

• He helped created the Texas Railroad Commission that protected Texas citizens from unfair practices by the railroad.

What inventions effectively ended Open-Ranging.

• Barbed wire and Railroads

• the windmill

• Steel Plow

What was the main purpose of the Texas Railroad Commission when it was created?

• To protect citizens from unfair practices by the railroad industry

• To regulate oil and gas production

• To promote the expansion of railroads across Texas

Who was responsible for the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission?

• Stephen F. Austin

• James Hogg

• Sam Houston

After the Civil War, the expansion of the railroads and the availability of cheap, plentiful land encouraged settlers to move farther west into West Texas an the Panhandle. In order to make farming there possible.=, farmers -

• developed dry farming methods to make the most of limited water resources

• built irrigation pipelines

Which of the following describes how the oil boom affected population distribution in Texas?

• The people became more rural and people started working oil jobs

• The people became more urban, and people started working in the oil industry instead of farms

• The people became more rural and started farm jobs.

• The people moved to urban areas and started working farm jobs.

Which of the following best explains the implications of the event shown in the above photograph?

• Modifying the environment can lead to negative events

• Geography and climate affect the way people make a living

Originally thought of as a hazardous byproduct of oil production, which resource has become a vital part of the economy of Texas?

• Coal

• Sulphur

• Natural Gas

• Uranium

Describe the cycle of oil boom and bust in the first decades of the 20th century.

• East Texas was hurt most by the oil bust

• El Paso grew rapidly as a result of the oil bust

• The first successful oil strike was near Galveston in 1901

Describe the cycle of oil boom and bust in the first decades of the 20th century.

• The oil industry was hurt by low oil prices

• El Paso grew rapidly as a result of the oil bust

• The first successful oil strike was near Galveston in 1901