Oil
This is another name for oil
Petroleum
This amendment gave women, including Texas women, the right to vote nation wide
19th
Oil was given this nickname, nicknamed this due to the large wealth it brought
Black Gold
This means the right to vote
Suffrage
This city was destroyed by a Hurricane in 1900
Galveston
This was the first major discovery of oil in Texas
Spindletop
This amendment banned alcohol, though it is not around today
18th amendment
Towns like Beaumont were nicknamed this, as oil caused their population to surge
Boomtown
These laws discriminated against minorities by creating "separate but equal" parts of society
Jim Crow Laws
This city saw growth around the fashion industry, alongside a federal reserve bank and a Ford assembly plant
Dallas
This large wooden structure meant for drilling oil caused a boom in the lumber industry of East Texas
Derrick
The progressive era aimed at improving this
Society
Sharecropping
This was the center of Black social gathering and push for equal rights
Churches
This city saw the growth of financial services and became the center of the oil industry
Houston
This was the year the Oil Boom began in Texas
1901
This area of reform was done in hopes of improving our future work force and their opportunities in the economy
Education
This group was created to slow the lumber industry from wiping out forests as a result of the oil boom
Texas Forest Service
This organization helped fight discrimination legally
NAACP
This city was known for Copper mining
El Paso
This product motivated the initial exploration for oil
Kerosene
This law allowed Texas women to vote in primary elections, though not general elections
Terrell Election Law
These are three examples of how the Progressive Era changed Texas:
18th, 19th, Prohibition, Terrell Election Law, Forest Service, Mandatory School Attendance
This female led the Texas Women's Suffrage Association
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
This city was the location of Spindletop
Beaumont