CCR history Flashcards
What is petroleum?
Fancy word for oil
List 3 natural resources:
Coal, wood, natural gas, oil, water
What year was the famous Galveston Hurricane?
1900
What happened to the businesses in Galveston after the hurricane?
Moved inland to places like Houston
What did Galveston do to help prevent flooding caused by hurricanes?
Built a sea-wall
What invention closed the open range?
Barbed wire
What industry also led to the closing of the open range?
Railroad
What stopped cattle drives from continuing?
Barbed wire
What are 3 problems farmers faced during the bust of their industry?
Insects, drought, higher crop prices
What year was the largest deposit of oil struck in Texas?
1901
What is the name of the largest deposit of oil struck in Texas?
Spindletop
What happened to cities where oil was discovered?
Population increased greatly
Deep ports enlarging and new companies being formed are both effects of what industry?
Oil industry
What name was given to the adventuresome men who worked to get oil out of the ground in Texas?
wildcatters
What industry boomed in the early 1900’s?
Petroleum industry
What were the range wars?
Farmers and ranchers fought and destroyed each others fences and property
In the late 1800’s, Texas was mostly a what kind of state?
Rural
After the discovery of oil, Texas moved to become what kind of a state?
Urban
What was the name of the largest ranch in the Texas Panhandle that had parts sold off to fund the building of the State Capital in Austin?
XIT Ranch
What decreased cotton production?
Boll weevil
Who was the governor of Texas that helped create the Texas Railroad Commission?
James Hogg
What is the name of this unit?
Cotton, Cattle, Railroad
What is a vaquero?
Spanish word for cowboy
What was the biggest problem that ranchers faced?
Rustling
