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