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Unit 9: Oil ...Prohibition
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1) What was the name of the first major oil find in Texas?
A
Big Gusher
B
Spindletop
C
Gulf
D
Exxon
2) What was the date of the first major oil find in Texas?
A
1900
B
1800
C
1901
D
1915
3) What was a boomtown?
A
A city built near the oil fields
B
A city next to a really big city
C
A city built around the ports.
D
A city that helped the sharecroppers
4) What happened to Texas after the oil was found?
A
Texas refused to sell any of their oil.
B
Texas decided to send all their oil to Mexico.
C
Texas raised the price of gasoline.
D
Texas became the leading producer of oil in the U.S.
5) What was a positive impact of oil in Texas?
A
All of the choices were positive impacts
B
The lumber industry increased because of oil derricks
C
The railroad built more tracks in Texas
D
The port of Houston increased in size because of oil shipments
6) What two cities benefited the most from the oil boom?
A
Sinton - Taft
B
Dallas - San Antonio
C
Corpus Christi - San Antonio
D
Dallas - Houston
7) What were negative impacts to Texas from the oil boom?
A
All are negative impacts.
B
Pollution
C
Clearing and changing the land
D
Trash / garbage
8) What were some of the reasons most immigrants came to Texas?
A
Overpopulation
B
All are reasons immigrants came
C
Lack of food
D
Corrupt government
9) Which of the following was NOT one of the largest immigrant groups to come to Texas?
A
Czech
B
Polish
C
Russian
D
German
10) What was the occupation of most of the immigrants?
A
Politicians
B
Teachers
C
Farmers
D
Oil field workers
11) What was the concern America had with immigrants going into World War I?
A
They could not speak English
B
Loyalty to their Mother Country
C
They were not trained to us U.S. weapons.
D
They were not legal citizens of the U.S.
12) What was the date of the hurricane that hit Galveston?
A
1901
B
1900
C
1800
D
1950
13) What did Galveston do to prevent so much destruction from future storms?
A
Built a stronger pier
B
Built a seawall
C
All new homes had to have a second story
D
Used boats as a wind break
14) How did the hurricane hurt Galveston’s economy?
A
Majority of Galveston's industries relocated to Houston
B
The hurricane killed all the fish
C
Most of the citizens moved away
D
It took too long to rebuild the city
15) What is suffrage?
A
The right to own property
B
The right to vote
C
The right to drink alcohol
D
The right to become a U.S. citizen
16) What amendment gave women the right to vote?
A
1st
B
20th
C
19th
D
15th
17) What is prohibition?
A
The right to vote
B
The right to become a U.S. citizen
C
The right to own a gun
D
Stop the making a selling of alcohol
18) What amendment made prohibition law?
A
21st
B
15th
C
18th
D
19th
19) Which was not a problem caused by prohibition?
A
Happy families
B
Rise of gangsters
C
Corrupt police and politicians
D
Illegal making of alcohol
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