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| What were three early uses of oil? |
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medicine greasing axles on wagons fixing leaks in ships |
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| Which marked the beginning of the oil boom in Texas? |
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| The Humble Oil Company of Texas eventually became known as what? |
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| In order to rebuild in 1900, Galveston set up a government with a what? |
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| One what date did 6,000 Galveston residents die in a hurricane? |
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| What happened to Governor Ferguson in 1917? |
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| How were many African American Texans kept from voting in teh early 1900's? |
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| Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution barred the manufacture, sale, and transporting of alcohol? |
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| What was the major city in Central Texas in 1900? |
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What did state officials do to combat violence between Anglo and Mexican groups? |
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| What was built after 1900 to protect Galveston from hurricanes? |
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What did the Anti-Saloon League work hard to pass? |
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| What role did Galveston resume after it was rebuilt? |
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| a port of entry for immigrants |
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Where was the first sucessful oil well in the U.S. drilled? |
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| What three things did the Progressive Movement support? |
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women's suffrage the commission form of government changes in election laws |
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| What did they call money that could only be spent in the company-owned stores? |
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| In 1901, which gusher produced four times as much oil as had been produced the year before by all Texas oil wells combined? |
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Which city had the motto "Where 17 railroads meet the sea?" |
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| Why was the Houston Ship Channel constructed? |
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| The bayou was not deep enough to handle modern ships |
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| Give three examples of segregation. |
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African Americans must: 1. use separate water fountains 2. sit in the back of the bus 3. sit in the balcony of the theater |
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Who drilled the first oil well in Texas a few miles east of Nacogdoches? |
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| Who was an early conservationist who replanted pine trees? |
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| Who was the founder of a large department store in Dallas? |
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| Which governor made a deal with suffragists to win an election? |
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| Who founded the Texas Freeman? |
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