Galvasten hurricane
The_______ of 1900
great storm
The______ has the most oil wells in texas
coastal plains
The boom and bust cycle is most obvious in the ________.
oil and gas industry
The _______ greatly increased the demand for gas in the early 1900s
automobile industry
In the late 1800s farmers asked for increased ______.
regulation of business
Great storm of 1900
What forced people to adapt to the forces of the storm and rebuild?
___ were used to transport oil from texas
tank cars
Boom and bust economics cycle
A prolonged period of great profits followed by a sharp decline
Farmers said in the late 1800s
land was very dry
Women could
not vote
It surprised the
Galveston weather bureau
A large discovery of oil is called a
Gusher
Boom and
bust
Supply up demand
down
Farmers felt their livelyhood was
hurt by the new oil economy
After the storm Galveston
raised the elevation of the city
Wells in the late 1800s had_____ on the Texas economy
only a small impact
Boom and bust
economic
Supply own demand
up
The population in Texas was still mostly
rural
The ______ was most affected by the hurricane
shipping industry
People were ____ about the new oil industry
excited
Boom and bust economic
Cycle
The ______ opened in 1914
Houston ship channel
One out of every ____ Texans lived in and urban aerea
five