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What was the name of the first Major oil well in Texas?
a) Spindletop
b) Big Gusher
c) Roundtop
d) South Fork

What was the name of a town the grew really fast because of oil?
a) Oiltowns
b) Boomtowns
c) Oil Counties
d) Oil ranches

What was the high tower called that held the drilling equipment?
a) Rigging
b) Platform
c) Derrick
d) Balcony

Why did Dallas become so important to the oil industry?
a) It was the capital of Texas.
b) It was the largest city in Texas.
c) It was located along the coast.
d) Railroads can transport oil to ports.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people immigrated to the U.S.?
a) They want to become President.
b) The were leaving countries with a bad government.
c) The were leaving overcrowded countries.
d) They did not have enough food to eat in their country

What was the job of most immigrants that came to Texas?
a) Preachers
b) Farmers
c) Politicians
d) Teachers

Which of the following was NOT a large immigrant group to come to Texas?
a) German
b) Czech
c) Russian
d) Polish

What year did Galveston get hit by a major hurricane?
a) 1800
b) 1913
c) 1905
d) 1900

What did Galveston do to protect the city from future hurricanes?
a) Built a sea wall
b) Made everybody move to Houston
c) Built stronger homes
d) Gave all its citizens a boat

What was a major economic effect of the Galveston hurricane?
a) All the fish died
b) Most industries moved to Houston
c) Farmers could not plant their crops
d) All children had to go to school in Houston

What is suffrage?
a) The right to drink alcohol
b) The right to own a gun
c) The right to vote
d) The right to

What amendment gave women the right to vote?
a) 1st
b) 10th
c) 15th
d) 19th

What year did women get the right to vote?
a) 1920
b) 1900
c) 1865
d) 1950

What is prohibition?
a) The right to vote
b) Illegal to make or sell alcohol
c) Illegal to grow cotton in Texas
d) The right to own a gun

What amendment made prohibition a law?
a) 1st
b) 10th
c) 18th
d) 20th

What was NOT a problem caused by prohibition?
a) Rise of gangs trying to control illegal alcohol
b) Alcohol was being made illegally
c) Gangs were killing other gang members
d) All were problems

What was a poll tax?
a) money a person had to pay to vote
b) money a person paid to become a U.S. citizen
c) money a person paid to get out of jail
d) money a person paid to get a job

What country was NOT a part of the Central Powers?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) Austria-Hungary
d) Turkey

Which country in NOT a part of the Allied Powers?
a) Russia
b) Great Britain
c) Germany
d) France

What country did Germany send the Zimmerman telegram to?
a) Canada
b) Great Britain
c) United States
d) Mexico

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