Famous Texans
Oil Industry
Economic Growth in Texas
Economics
Cattle, Railroads & Indians
100
"Cattle Queen of Texas"
Who is Lizzie Johnson?
100
The discovery in 1901 that helped change the Texas economy
What is oil?
100
main cash crop in 1850
What is cotton?
100
people who buy a product or use a service
What is a consumer?
100
After the Civil War, Texas farmers began raising
What is cattle?
200
inventor of the "chuck wagon"
Who is Charles Goodnight?
200
3 Problems of "boomtowns"
What are sudden rise in population, no place to sleep, bad drinking water?
200
group given the most land when settling in Texas
What are families?
200
a certain amount of product available
What is supply?
200
ranchers could tame the land, Idians no longer live freely, put an end to cattle drives.
What is the result of barbed wire?
300
US Senator
Who is John Tower?
300
The automobile helped the oil industry
What is demand for oil increased?
300
3 reasons for economic growth in Texas
What is land was inexpensive and plentiful, 10,000 miles of railroad, cattle ranching became big?
300
goods not made in Texas or US
What are imports?
300
gave land to railroad companies
What is Texas' way to encourage railroad companies to build in Texas?
400
Famous soldier
Who is Audie Murphy?
400
plastic lunch trays, safety goggles, bicycle helmets
What is products made from petrochemicals?
400
modern industries in Texas
What are oil, food processing, space technology, tourism, and technology?
400
own businesses, get land grants, allowed to vote, paying taxes
What are benefits of free enterprise system?
400
land set aside by the government for the Indians
What is a reservation?
500
"King of Ragtime"
Who is Scott Joplin?
500
where oil was discovered in Texas
What is Spindletop?
500
transport goods easier and faster, industries grew
What is impact of improvements in transportation on enconomic growth of Texas?
500
stock market crashed, people panicked, banks went out of business
What is cause of The Great Depression?
500
Indians in a canyon attacked by soldiers
What is Red River Campaign?
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