Railroad Comes to Texas
The government traded ____ for companies to build railroads.
land
In ____ a new was called to change the Constitution of 1869.
1875
Texas farmers had to grow more in order to feed the ______ of Texas
increasing populations
Who was a real estate developer that lived in Beaumont?
Patillo Higgins
Oil is used to make ____ products
petroleum
By 1900 Texas had gone from 500 miles to more than _____ miles of railroad tracks.
10,000 miles
It was thought that the Constitution of 1869 gave too much power to _____
too few people
declined
Higgins and Anthony Lucas began drilling in October of 1900 but found nothing until _______
January 1901
Oil was important to a new invention which was...
the engine
The trains used were steam engines run by _______ or coal.
burning wood
From 1870 to 1900 ____ African Americans were elected to the Texas state government.
Farmers banded together to ________
make a better living
In January, a gusher spewed over _____ feet into the air.
100
Engines ____ in machines used in cars, planes, factory machines and many more.
move parts
What made the cities populations grow?
Railroads
When the new constitution gave the right to vote to all men, who did it include? Who did it not include?
Included newly freed slaves, but not women
The farmers formed _____ to help each other
The Grange
The good news of oil traveled fast and Beaumont became a ______
boomtown
Engines need ____ to stay lubricated and keep them from overheating.
oil
The railroad made it easier to:
travel
stay in touch with family
move goods
The new Constitution of 1875 did what three things:
cut government spending
gave less power to officials in government offices
gave the right to vote to all men
The farmers worked to _____ farming
reform
What is a boomtown?
a community that grows quickly
Name at least three petroleum products.
ink, bicycles tires, car dashboards, umbrellas, rope, shampoo, yarn, sweaters, fuel, antihistamines and MANY more