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Oil Boom

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Question 12

12.

Oil changed life on the farm because farmers now had tractors to help them. They could plant and harvest more land, so farms got larger.

True

False

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Question 1

1.

Patillo Higgins wanted an even-burning ________ for making bricks.

fire

fuel source

vehicle

Spindletop Hill

Question 2

2.

What was Spindletop Hill?

hill that kids played on

salt dome south of Beaumont

Question 3

3.

Higgins believed that ____ could be found beneath salt domes.

sand

oil and gas

fire

salt

Question 4

4.

Higgins began drilling for oil in what year?

1891

1892

1893

1894

Question 5

5.

Was he successful?

Yes

No

Question 6

6.

Higgins then hired Captain _______ to help find oil at Spindletop.

Anthony Lucas

James Fannin

Stephen F. Austin

Question 7

7.

Which of the following DID NOT happen on January 10, 1901?

Lucas drilled down 1,139 feet.

Mud shot out of the well like a cannon.

People took showers while oil was gushing.

Oil, also called black gold, gushed out.

Question 8

8.

Lucas and Higgins' discovery at Spindletop was Texas' first _____

car purchase

major oil well

Beaumont

Question 9

9.

In 1902, Spindletop produced _______ million barrels, or 94% of the state's total.

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17

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Question 10

10.

Why did people rush to Beaumont, causing it to grow from 9,000 people to 50,000 people?

to buy land and drill for oil

to sell drilling equipment

to get jobs running drills or building pipelines to get oil to refineries

all of the above

Question 11

11.

More and more cars were starting to be used, What are two ways cars increased the demand for oil? (pick 2 answers)

petroleum, or oil, was used to make paved roads

cars used gasoline

cars had seat belts

stripes were painted on the roads

Question 13

13.

Which of the following is not listed in our textbook as an item made from oil?

lip balm

lotions

plastic

paper