Across
- 2. Which was near Spindletop that also got an increase in population?
- 5. By the 1900, Houston had a well developed ____to help with transportation of people.
- 7. These are towns that experience a sudden rise in population and business
- 8. What is the nation's leading oil producing state?
- 11. What was one negative part of these cities that rapidly grew?
- 12. What year did Edwin Drake successfully drill for oil?
- 13. Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well what state?
- 14. By the late 1800s most of this resource was refined in a product called kerosene.
Down
- 1. In 1914, this automobile maker opened an auto assembly plant in Dallas.
- 3. How high was the Spindletop's highest gusher?
- 4. Which city reaped the benefits of the oil discoveries?
- 6. drilled the first oil well in Texas at Oil Springs.
- 9. Between 1900 and 1920, the number of Texans living in places with populations over 2,500 did what?
- 10. How many barrels of Oil did Spindletop produce by 1902?