Galveston Hurricane
What year was the Galveston Hurricane?
1901
What was a problem associated with the Progressive Movement?
Monopolies
Overcrowding
Bad working conditions
Unhealthy products for consumers
What was the main concern of the people when it came to the growth of the railroads and industrialization?
railroads and growing industry were a threat to government power
"I am proud to have served as president of Texas A&M University".
Sul Ross
What was the name given to an independent oilmen?
Wildcatters
Who said "The Railroad Industry must charge Texans reasonable rates for services".
James Hogg
Industrialization is what type of effect? (political, economic, geographic, or social)
economic
What was the historical significance of Spindletop?
The Texas petroleum industry began there.
Who would have said...
"The Rotary Drill Bit will revolutionize the Oil Industry".
Howard Hughes, Sr.
A period of great economic growth is followed by one of decline
Boom & Bust
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane is the worst natural disaster in Texas history. In order to protect themselves from future storms, the people of Galveston did what?
Built a seawall
What inventions helped farmers in West Texas use the dry soil?
windmills and steel plow
What did the invention of Barbed Wire lead to?
closing of the open range
The 19th amendment is asscociated with what reform?
Women's Suffrage
An individual who organizes and manages a business
Entreprenuer
What impact did the 1900 Galveston Hurricane have on the city of Houston?
Houston Ship Channel grew into a major shipping hub
Which social movement tried to reform the government to make it MORE responsive to the needs of its citizens in the early 1900s?
progressive
Who were the African Americans who guarded the Texas frontier from Native Attacks after the Civil War?
Buffalo Soldiers
Urbanization is what type of effect? (political, economic, geographic, or social)
social
A company that has total control of a good or service
Monopoly
After the Hurricane of 1900, the City of Galveston performed a feat of engineering when it did what?
Raised the grade of the island by 17 feet
What was the main objective of the Populist Party?
To limit the influence of "Big Business" on government
The expansion of railroads to Texas led to the end of what?
Cattle drives
The 18th amendment is associated with what reform?
Prohibition
An economic system based on choice
Free Enterprise