Economic Development and Urbanization in Texas
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- Q1
What was the New Deal?
A new law that created jobs paid for by the government.
A plan to build more schools.
A new law to protect Native Americans.
A new type of train.
120s113.15.b.5.A - Q2
What caused the west to grow quickly during World War II?
The building of military bases and shipbuilding factories.
The discovery of gold.
The construction of new schools.
The development of new farms and ranches.
30s - Q3
What was the purpose of the Pacific Railroad Act signed in 1862?
To connect the east and west of the United States with a railroad.
To improve air travel.
To build more roads for cars
To create more jobs for people
30s - Q4
Where did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads meet?
Texas
California
Kansas
Promontory summit in Utah
30s - Q5
What was Washita Massacre?
A surprise attack on a Cheyenne Village.
The signing of a peace treaty.
A battle between U.S. troops and white settlers.
The building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
30s - Q6
What was the name of the first oil well drilled in Texas?
Texas Company
Spindle Top
It did not have a name.
Lucas Number One
30s - Q7
What happened in 1901 that changed Texas forever?
The first oil well was drilled.
A well called Lucas Number One hit oil and gushed into the air for days.
A company called Texas company was started.
Oil was found in Texas for the first time.
30s - Q8
What is one way oil can hurt the environment?
It can make the land dirty.
It can cause earthquakes.
It can cause floods.
30s - Q9
How many years did the Great Depression last?
10 years
5 years
15 years
30s - Q10
In the Great Depression jobs were so hard to come by that often people were hired based on their good looks.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q11
The need to build weapons for World War II helped the United States get out of the Great Depression.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q12
The building of railroads in Texas had no impact on transportation needs in Texas.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q13
Who invented the telegraph?
Alexander Graham Bell
Donald Trump
Samuel Morse
Benjamin Foulois
30s - Q14
What does Texas raise more of than any other state?
goats
cattle
chickens
swine
30s - Q15
What amount of money did the stock market crash to start the fall, starting the Great Depression?
10 trillion dollars
15 thousand dollars
5 million dollars
15 million dollars
30s