1. Spindletop/ Galveston Hurricane/ Progressive Era Study Guide and Review

2. Where did the Texas petroleum industry begin? Spindletop

3. Why did people from all over the U.S. immigrate to Texas? Because of the Oil Industry Boom in the 1970’s

4. Who was the first Texas governor who was actually born in Texas? James Hogg

5. After the Hurricane of 1900, what did Galveston do to help prevent such devastation again? They built a seawall

6. Why would the discovery of oil near Beaumont, Texas motivate some people in the area to sell their land in January of 1901? It would sell for a lot of money

7. Why did the price of oil fall in the 1930’s? More oil was produced than could be used

8. What did Columbus M. “Dad” Joiner discover? The East Texas Oil Field, which was the largest oil field as of 1930

9. What city was hit by a destructive hurricane in 1900? Galveston

10. What is the worst natural disaster in Texas history? The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

11. What happened to the price of oil due to Texas drillers producing more oil than the public could use? The price of oil fell

12. Which Texas town grew rapidly after the discovery of oil at Spindletop? Beaumont

13. About how many people died in the Galveston Hurricane? 6,000

14. Isaac Cline was in charge of what when the hurricane hit Galveston in September of 1900? The Galveston Weather Bureau

15. Who would most likely make the following statement: “I will work to pass laws that improve working conditions in factories”? A political candidate who supported the PROGRESSIVE movement

16. What did the 18 th amendment to the U.S. Constitution do? It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol

17. What were the economic effects of the Texas Oil Industry? Oil refining jobs in East Texas Oil drilling in West Texas Oil research and development

18. If most cars in the future run on electricity, what could be a likely effect on the oil industry? The industry will suffer because there will be a lower demand for oil

19. What laws discriminated against African Americans and Hispanics? The Jim Crow laws

20. What did the 19 th amendment to the U.S. Constitution do? Gave women the right to vote

21. What movement led to a ban on the sale of alcohol? prohibition

22. To separate people according to their races is called what? Segregation

23. What is suffrage? The right to vote

24. What is a poll tax? A tax that each person must pay in order to vote

25. What is reform? A change made to improve something

26. In what year did women gain the right to vote? 1919