Age of Oil Spindletop
Warm-up Look at the list of products. Write down which products you believe are made from petroleum.
Non-Petroleum Products Paper towels Metal pots Cat food Hammer Wooden Chairs Glass Mirror Soda Cans
Spindletop http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/black-gold#black-gold
Oil Timeline 1850 Melrose Petroleum oil Company drills first successful oil well in East Texas 1875 Oil is found in Corsicana and drilling is encouraged in East Texas
Oil Timeline 1900 Howard Hughes Sr. acquires patent for his rotary drill bit Ford mass produces automobiles New oil fields are found in East and West Texas
1850 Melrose Petroleum oil Company drills first successful oil well in East Texas 1875 Oil is found in Corsicana and drilling is encouraged in East Texas 1900 Howard Hughes Sr. acquires patent for his rotary drill bit Ford mass produces automobiles New oil fields are found in East and West Texas If you had to make a conclusion based on the timeline what would it be? The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit
Spindletop January 10, 1901 oil was struck at Spindletop near Beaumont, Texas Discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system
Industry Regulations James Hogg established the Railroad Commission Railroad commission was established to regulate and control oil prices
Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits
Boom and Bust Cycle As more oil was discovered supply went up and oil prices went down The oil industry had a period of great profits followed by a downward trend in an industry
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Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false Automobiles contributed to urbanization of Texas in late 1800’s
Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false Automobiles contributed to urbanization of Texas in late 1800’s
Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false Spindletop was the discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system
Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false Spindletop was the discovery that had the greatest impact on development of highway system
Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit
Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false The oil well drilled in Corsicana must not have required a rotary drill bit
Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false The oil commission was established to regulate and control oil prices
Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false The oil commission was established to regulate and control oil prices
Thumbs up means true / Thumbs down means false Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits
Thumbs up means true/ Thumbs down means false Most geographic areas in Texas have oil and gas deposits
Reflection How do you use oil in your daily life?