OIL
Name the first oil "boom town" in which oil was discovered in Texas in 1901, where we saw thousands of people flock to in just a year.
Spindletop
Spain
What invention stopped the free movement of cattle in Texas, which allowed ranchers to keep better control of their animals (stopped them from leaving)
Barbed wire
Originally, farming in Texas was done mostly in this region
Coastal Plains
What year did the Hurricane of Galveston occur?
1900
True or False: Oil is an infinite resource.
False
True or false: the life of a cowboy was lavish, fun, and exactly how it is depicted by Hollywood movies and Western novels.
False
True or false: railroads led to the end of the cattle drives
True
Name two products that are made out of cotton
Clothes in general (sock, shirts, pants) blankets, towels, etc.
Galveston is categorized as this type of island
Barrier
Name three products or uses for oil in the world today.
Fuel, gas, plastic, factories, cars, automotive, etc.
In order to get cattle from Texas to train stations in places like Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas these trails were used by cowboys for decades. (What are they called?)
Cattle Drives
Name the major benefit of the growth of railroads around the United States. What were ranchers and others able to do at a faster rate?
For an extra 100 points, what is the term used to describe people moving out of rural areas towards cities with the invention of the railroads.
Faster deliver to markets around the US and quicker travel in general.
Extra 100 points: Urbanization
During the cotton boom name at least one new technology that helped speed up the production or growing of cotton
Possible answers: Plow, windmill, reaper
How do hurricanes increase their rating or category? (What is the main factor that determines it's rating?)
Wind
Name two alternative energy sources to oil, that humans are trying to grow and develop.
Wind, solar, nuclear.
If you are a cattle rancher in Texas, where your cattle is worth $3 a head, why would you want to ship your cattle to places like New York or Kansas City? What is the goal?
The cost of cattle around the US was higher so these ranchers wanted to make a larger profit.
Name 2 positives and 2 negatives associated with the development of the railroads.
2 positives: faster delivery, faster travel, quicker shipping, economic boom
2 negatives: toll on the environment, racial conflicts, Native American Reservations
Name a major bust (event) that occurred in Texas and other parts of the United States that halted the growing of cotton for years.
The Dust Bowl
Quanah Parker
What happens to an oil boom town once all the oil has been extracted from the earth? What is the name of such town? (2 separate answers)
People leave the city or town in order to find oil elsewhere. Known as "bust towns" or "ghost towns" because they are completely empty.
What is the economic term used to describe the relationship between the availability of a good or service and the desire for it, influencing prices and market dynamics
Supply and demand.
Name the two immigrant groups who were not credited for the building of the railroads in the US.
1. Chinese immigrants
2. Irish immigrants
List the two reasons the dust bowl occurred (one natural and one caused by humans)
Over farming and lack of rainfall.
Name two problems that occurred with the reservation system (both Native and US side)
Name two "solutions" the US came up with to get the Native Americans out of the Great Plains
The US did not provide the Natives with good food, supplies, and did not protect them.
Solution 1: Kill the Buffalo Solution 2: Burn their villages