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Explore how oil, diversified industries, jobs, and migration shaped modern Texas.
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In 1901, a discovery at Spindletop near Beaumont changed the Texas economy. Which Texas industry expanded rapidly afterward?
After Spindletop, Texas companies built more pipelines and Gulf Coast refineries. What work did those facilities mainly do?
Gulf Coast plants near Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur turn oil and natural gas into plastics, fertilizers, and synthetic rubber. Which type of manufacturing is this?
Oil booms brought more than oil-field jobs to Texas. What larger economic effect did they have?
During World War II, German submarines sank many oil tankers off the U.S. coast. How did Texas oil reach the East Coast more safely?
Which resource pair has remained central to the Texas energy economy from the early 1900s to today?
In the 1920s, oil discoveries drew companies, equipment, and workers to the Permian Basin. In which part of Texas is it?
Houston's economy came to include energy, shipping, medicine, and aerospace at the same time. Which economic pattern does this show?
Austin grew around state government, the University of Texas, and technology firms. Which pattern does that mix show?
Dallas-Fort Worth added jobs in banking, telecommunications, air travel, and corporate offices. Which broad part of the economy grew?
San Antonio is nicknamed Military City USA. Which of these is an active military post in San Antonio?
Texas gained jobs in computers, electronics, and aerospace during the late 1900s. Which industry group is represented?
In 1914, a deepwater channel opened that let ocean ships sail about 50 miles inland to which Texas city?
By 2020, most Texans lived around Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, or Austin. Which metro area had the largest population?
Many people moved to Texas from California, Illinois, and other states to work in growing industries. What is this kind of movement called?
Highways, offices, and housing spread beyond central cities around Dallas, Houston, and Austin. What population pattern is described?
Oil, medical, construction, and technology jobs drew newcomers to Texas cities. What kind of migration factor were these jobs?
Cities along the Dallas-to-San Antonio stretch of Interstate 35 grew closer together economically. Which settlement pattern resulted?
When people from Mexico and other countries settle in Texas, which demographic process adds to the state's population?
In the 1900s, many Texans left farms and small towns for factory and service jobs in Houston and Dallas. Which term describes this growth of cities?
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Texas History: The Republic and Statehood
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