Spindletop/ Galveston Hurricane/ Progressive Era

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Spindletop/ Galveston Hurricane/ Progressive Era

• Study Guide and Review

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Where did the Texas petroleum industry begin?

• Spindletop

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Why did people from all over the U.S. immigrate
to Texas?

• Because of the Oil Industry Boom in the 1970s

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Who was the first Texas governor who was actually
born in Texas?

• James Hogg

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After the Hurricane of 1900, what did Galveston
do to help prevent such devastation again?

• They built a seawall

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Why would the discovery of oil near Beaumont,
Texas motivate some people in the area to sell
their land in January of 1901?

• It would sell for a lot of money

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Why did the price of oil fall in the 1930s?

• More oil was produced than could be used

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What did Columbus M. Dad Joiner discover?

• The East Texas Oil Field, which was the largest
  oil field as of 1930

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What city was hit by a destructive hurricane in
1900?

• Galveston

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What is the worst natural disaster in Texas
history?

• The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

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What happened to the price of oil due to Texas
drillers producing more oil than the public could
use?

• The price of oil fell

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Which Texas town grew rapidly after the discovery
of oil at Spindletop?

• Beaumont

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About how many people died in the Galveston
Hurricane?

• 6,000

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Isaac Cline was in charge of what when the
hurricane hit Galveston in September of 1900?

• The Galveston Weather Bureau

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Who would most likely make the following
statement I will work to pass laws that improve
working conditions in factories?

• A political candidate who supported the
  PROGRESSIVE movement

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What did the 18th amendment to the U.S.
Constitution do?

• It banned the manufacture, sale, and
  transportation of alcohol

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What were the economic effects of the Texas Oil
Industry?

• Oil refining jobs in East Texas
• Oil drilling in West Texas
• Oil research and development

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If most cars in the future run on electricity,
what could be a likely effect on the oil industry?

• The industry will suffer because there will be a
  lower demand for oil

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What laws discriminated against African Americans
and Hispanics?

• The Jim Crow laws

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What did the 19th amendment to the U.S.
Constitution do?

• Gave women the right to vote

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What movement led to a ban on the sale of alcohol?

• prohibition

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To separate people according to their races is
called what?

• Segregation

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What is suffrage?

• The right to vote

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What is a poll tax?

• A tax that each person must pay in order to vote

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What is reform?

• A change made to improve something

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In what year did women gain the right to vote?

• 1919