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Dark, thick, liquid fossil fuel commonly called oil. Petroleum. Fuel formed underground from plant or animal remains. Fossil Fuel. The person who first drilled oil at Spindletop (he owned the company). Pattillo Higgins. The person who struck oil outside Nacogdoches in 1866.
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The person who first drilled oil at Spindletop(he owned the company)
Factory where crude oil is refined, or made pure, and then made into various products
1901 oil strike that marked the beginning of the Texas oil boom
Texas city that was home to more than 500 oil companies by 1902
Explorers who worked on their own when searching for new oil fields
Within two years of the oil strike at Spindletop, Beaumont’s population changed from _________ to _________
Within two years of the oil strike at Spindletop, Beaumont’s population changed from 9,000 to 50,000
Dirty, crowded, rough places whose populations grew almost overnight
What effect did the Spindletop strike have on the local economy?
The demand for gasoline increased as more Americans began to use _______.
The demand for gasoline increased as more Americans began to use cars.
Which agency was given the authority to enforce laws concerning the petroleum industry?
Why was the Texas Railroad Commission given authority to enforce laws concerning the petroleum industry?
When oil producers donated to charities in Texas, what was that donation known as?
Put these regions in chronological order according to the drilling and discovery of oil in Texas:A. Permian BasinB. East TexasC. Panhandle and North TexasD. Gulf Coast
Put these regions in chronological order according to the drilling and discovery of oil in Texas:D. Gulf Coast in 1902B. East Texas in 1903C. Panhandle and North Texas in 1921A. Permian Basin in 1930
Spindletop was not the only BIG oil strike near Beaumont. 20 miles outside Beaumont, oil was discovered at ___________________ in 1902.
Spindletop was not the only BIG oil strike near Beaumont. 20 miles outside Beaumont, oil was discovered at Sour Lake in 1902.
What is the name of the sub-region in West Texas where oil was discovered in 1920?