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- 1. Multiple Choice
What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.
The cattle drive industry was prospering.
The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.
Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.
Discovery of gold and other precious metals.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which two Texas cities boom into major cities as a result of the oil industry?
El Paso, Lubbock.
Dallas, El Paso.
Dallas, Houston.
Lubbock, San Antonio
- 3. Multiple Choice
Oil was referred to as _________________________ since it had the power to make overnight millionaires.
Crude Gold
Crude Money
Liquid Cash
Black Gold
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which company below was founded shortly after the discovery of oil in Texas?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following items below is not a product of oil?
- 6. Multiple Choice
Before the Oil industry, what was the main economic industry in Texas?
Cattle & Railroads.
Petroleum
Petrochemicals
Lumber
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others?
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountain and Basins
Great Plains
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat nickname was given to towns that were created quickly due to the rush of people towards successful oil fields in Texas?"boom towns""ghost towns""oil towns""rail towns"
- 9. Multiple Choice
In what year did oil drillers discover the first major oil field in Texas?
1901
1836
1865
1918
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who is the self taught geologist who invested his money in hiring the Hamel brothers and discovered oil at Spindletop.
Patillo Higgins
Fredrick Douglass
John Adams
Ben Jackson
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