Quizlet Ch 20 Test Review

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  1. After it was rebuilt, Galveston resumed its role as: a port of entry for immigrants
  2. date of the Galveston hurricane: Sept. 8, 1900
  3. Founder of a large dept. store in dallas: Carrie Neiman-Marcus
  4. In order to rebuild Galveston they sey up a govt. with a ...: commission
  5. Joseph Cullinan built an oil refinery at the town of: Corsicana
  6. Many African Americans were kept from voting in the early 1900s with a ...: poll tax
  7. Money that could only be spent in company stores: scrip
  8. Name the early conservationist who eplanted pine trees: W. goodrich Jones
  9. Name the govenor who made a deal with women to gain their rights.: William P. Hobby
  10. Name the majorcitiy in Texas in 1900: Dallas
  11. name uses of oil in the early days: sealants, lubricants, and medicine
  12. Person who founded the Texas Freeman: Charles N. Love
  13. The city that sears chose as their SW distribution center: Dallas
  14. The excellent clay deposits in Henderson/Harrison counties were used to make: bricks
  15. The govenor who made a deal with suffragist to win an election: Govenor William P. Hobby
  16. the Humble Oil Company eventually became ...: Exxon- Mobil
  17. the Texas company later changed its name to: Texaco
  18. What Amendment barred the manufacture/sale/transportation of alcohol?: 18th Amendment
  19. What did state officials do to combat violence between anglo and mexican groups?: increase in Texas Rangers and state sent militias to areas
  20. What gusher was drilled in Texas in 1901 by Anthony Lucas: Spindletop
  21. What is held before a general election to select the party's official canidate?: primary election
  22. What marked the beginning of the oil boom in Texas?: Spindletop-1901
  23. What state was the first oil well dug in?: Pennslyvania
  24. What Texas city had the motto "where 17 railroads meet the sea": Houston
  25. What was built to protect Galveston from future hurricanes?: a seawall
  26. What were oil derrecks made from: wood
  27. When... occupied the white house, they appointed african americans to federal jobs in Texas.: Republicans
  28. Who drilled the first oil well in Texas?: Lyne T. Barret
  29. Who was impeached in 1917?: James Ferguson
  30. Who worked hard to pass the 18th amendment?: the WCTU
  31. Why was the Houston ship channel built: the bayou wasn't deep enough to handle modern ships