automobile industry, railroads and roads, and highways

It devastated or hurt the economy and made them miss out on the oil boom.

Improved the standard of living in Texas

Growth of cities and rise of boomtowns

it set limits to regulate and control oil prices

Increase in the manufacturing of products especially those created from natural resources like oil and gas, agricultural resources, cattle, goat, and sheep, etc. Texans also had approximately 200,000 Texans fight, and Four major military camps were set up in Texas

Highest level of protection in the short term

It was the deadliest hurricane and natural disaster in the United States, they build a 17 foot wall and raised the ground 16 feet to protect the port city.

another name for oil, it helped to boost Texas Economy

Used to drill holes

any facility servicing military forces

city

an area of small towns or farms

A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products

Tower-like frame over the oil well

A measurement of prosperity or wealth for the people in a country usually measured in terms of income.

1869-1924 He capitalized on the Spindletop oil discovery in 1901 by devoting his time to the oil business, developed the rotary drill bit which revolutionized the oil industry and furthered efforts for offshore drilling.

An organization of workers in a particular industry or trade, created to defend the interests of members, such as working conditions, wages, and benefits; through strikes or negotiations with employers.

An economic concept that states that the price of a good rises and falls depending on how many people want it (demand) and depending on how much of the good is available (supply).

Growing large quantities of crops or livestock in order to sell them for a profit.

Social movement (mostly by women) to legally ban alcohol.

Associated with the social movement that lobbied for the right to vote, regardless of gender.

A change made in order to improve something.

A period in time where it was made illegal (by the 18th Amendment) to manufacture, sell , or consume alcoholic beverages.

A time during the turn of the 20th century where people wanted to reform America economically, socially, and politically. Changed issues - child labor, education, working conditions, equal rights (voting), political corruption, temperance, poverty, etc.

The discovery of oil in Texas in the 1890s ushered in an oil boom at the beginning of the 20th century. The subsequent discovery of more oil fields helped to make Texas one of the leading oil producers in the United States by the 1940s and firmly establish the oil and gas production as an industry in Texas.When oil producers in the Middle East increased production in the 1980s, oil prices dropped and Texas faced hard economic times. State leaders then began working to diversify the Texas economy.

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements. The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

The process of the large scale development of industries for the machine production of goods.

Regulated the shipping rates for railroads during the late nineteenth century.

Businessman, geologist. Convinced there was oil at Spindletop, underneath the salt dome. Hired Anthony Lucas to drill, oil was discovered at Spindletop.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Liquid fossil fuel; oil

Texas-born governor who established the Texas Railroad Commission in 1891 to fight unfair practices, supported by the Farmers' Alliance (Populists)

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) gave women the right to vote..

A 19th century political movement where people wanted a voice in government and to advance the interests of farmers and laborers

A person who drills an oil well in an area not known to contain oil

The Lucas Gusher sparked the oil discovery on Spindletop Hill, changed the economy of Texas and ushered in the petroleum age on Jan. 1, 1901. Reaching a height of more than 150 feet and producing close to 100,000 barrels a day