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Roughnecks

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Men who worked the fields

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Wildcatters

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Oil seekers who took great risks by drinking unknown areas

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2
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Found oil in Pennsylvania below a layer of bedrock in 1859

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Edwin Drake

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3
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First producer of oil in Texas. 10 barrels a day

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Lyne t Barrett

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4
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Had idea to use oil for power

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Pattillo Higgins

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5
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Ran Lucas gusher which produced 100,000 barrels a day in January 1901

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Anthony Lucas

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6
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Opened biggest oilfield in USA in risk county

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C.M dad Joiner

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7
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What factors led to an increase demand for oil

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Automobile industry

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8
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How did oil production at spindletop compare to production at the Corsicana oilfields

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100000 barrels to 60000 barrels

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9
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What problems were addressed by regulations on the oil industry

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Groundwater effects and fires

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10
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Sand blow

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Mild storm

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11
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Black blizzard

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Major storm decreasing visibility to zero

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12
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How did weather conditions in the 1930s help bring about the DB

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Severe drought and heavy winds

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13
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Ruler with complete power over a country

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Dictator

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14
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Isolationist

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Wants to stay out of affairs with other countries

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15
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Scrim manses submarine that sunk 16 ships- Medal of Honor

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Samuel dealey

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Destroyed two German machine gun nest- Medal of Honor and Purple Heart

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Macario Garcia

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Interment

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Confined aliens during war

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How many prisoners were held in Texas

19
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Eisenhower and Nimitz similarities

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Led major attacks
Born in Texas
Been with army a long time
Victorious

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Vaqueros

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Lariat a

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Long ropes with a nose at one end

22
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Quarantine

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Isolate or separate to prevent disease

23
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Drovers

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Person who moved livestock to market

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Remuda

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Spare horses

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Mustang

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Wild horse

26
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Illinois cattle rancher who started abiline trail

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Josep McCoy

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Goodnight trail

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Charles Goodnight

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Chicago investor ranch in panhandle that was barbwired

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Dragoons

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Mounted rangers

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Guerrilla

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Soldiers who aren’t part of the regular army

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Desperadoes

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Leader of rangers during battles aginst Indians

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John coffee jack hays

33
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Fought Indians and ended disorder along the border

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Frontier battalion

34
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Led against cortinas men- lost men after entering illegally into Mexico

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Leander McNelly

35
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How did rangers help in war

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Fought
Provided mules
Fought guerrillas
Protected army supply lined

36
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Characteristics of rangers

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Skilled horse men
Expert marksmen
Trackers