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1
The Temperance (Prohibition) reformers wanted to.......
Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol.
Help Women Vote.
Keep prices fair for Farmers.
Protect the rights of workers.
2
These people went out and searched for oil trying to strike it rich, what were they known as?
Houston Oilers
Roughnecks
Wildcatters
Farmers
3
Why did the city of Galveston build a sea wall.
They needed to do something with all the dead bodies.
They had to get rid of all the trash after the storm.
To protect themselves from future hurricanes.
To prevent global warming.
4
People that supported the right for women to vote were called?
Unionist
Suffragists
Agrarians
Temperancers
5
The oil industry led to many new businesses being created.
False
True
6
What year was the Galveston Hurricane?
1920
1901
1910
1900
7
Why is Spindletop important?
It started the economic boom in oil in Texas during the early 1900's.
The Galveston Storm of 1900.
It was the largest cattle trading market.
Texas won it's Independence here.
8
Good economic times, where people buy, invest more & gain more profits ($) is known as what type of cycle?
Bitcoin Cycle
Boom Cycle
Bust Cycle
To the Moon Cycle
9
After the discovery of oil at Spindletop near Beaumont, the town became a.............
Big Town
Oil Town
Boom Town
Splindletop Town
10
People that supported 19th century social, economic, and political reform movements were called?
Progressives
Grangers
Pessemists
Hippies
11
Temperance (Prohibition) , Suffrage, Agrarian (farming), Education and Labor Unions are all known as.........
New Deal Programs
Hurricane Reforms
Progressive Reforms
Oil Reforms
12
These were people who fought to give women the right to vote?
Prohibitionists
Suffragists
Politicians
Agrarian Reformers
13
Bad economic times, where people buy, invest less & lose more profits ($) is known as what type of cycle?
Dogecoin Cycle
Bust Cycle
Boom Cycle
Small Load Cycle
14
Populism emphasizes the concerns of _____________ over the concerns of the elite.
Native Americans
Immigrants
Ordinary people
Politicians
15
Houston benefited from all of the following during the oil boom except?
It became the capital of Texas
They built a new Shipping Channel.
It became the city with the most oil refineries in the world
Became the oil industry's provider of banking, insurance & legal services.
16
How was cattle ranching and the oil industry similar?
They were not similar in any way.
They both would make the exact same amount of money & both had wildcatters.
The prices depended on the the demand leading to boom/bust cycles.
Both started at Spindletop and led to an increase in the Texan population.
17
Who was an Attorney General, Governor, Reformer, and Creator of the Railroad Commission?
Howard Hughes
Elizabet Ney
Scott Joplin
James Hogg
18
In what year was Spindletop discovered?
1901
1845
1900
1836
19
Major Cities in Texas began to grow due to?
the growing of corn
the oil industry
cattle ranching
the lumber industry
20
Which was the largest industry in Texas in the 19th century?
Oil
Agriculture
Business
Cattle ranching
21
What was Howard Hughes Sr.'s contribution to the Oil Industry?
Creating containers to hold oil.
Creating a rotary drill bit to drill through hard rock.
Making oil drilling safer.
Producing oil into plastic bottles.
22
Who was a famous sculptor & artist hired by the state to recreate some Famous Texan Sculptures?
Elizabet Ney
Scott Joplin
Pablo Picasso
James Stephen Hogg
23
The 19th century populist movement in Texas focused mainly on.......
Temperance reform
Suffrage reform
Labor Union reform
Agrarian reform
24
Who was Scott Joplin & what was he known as?
An African-American Composer & pianist who became the King of Ragtime
A Mexican-American who created the Texas Railroad Commission
An Anglo American who found oil at Spindletop
A Native American who moved Comanches to reservations
