Test

Question 0

Roughnecks

Answer 0

Men who worked the fields

Question 1

Wildcatters

Answer 1

Oil seekers who took great risks by drinking unknown areas

Question 2

Found oil in Pennsylvania below a layer of bedrock in 1859

Answer 2

Edwin Drake

Question 3

First producer of oil in Texas. 10 barrels a day

Answer 3

Lyne t Barrett

Question 4

Had idea to use oil for power

Answer 4

Pattillo Higgins

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Anthony Lucas

Question 6

Opened biggest oilfield in USA in risk county

Answer 6

C.M dad Joiner

Question 7

What factors led to an increase demand for oil

Answer 7

Automobile industry

Question 8

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

Answer 8

100000 barrels to 60000 barrels

Question 9

What problems were addressed by regulations on the oil industry

Answer 9

Groundwater effects and fires

Question 10

Sand blow

Answer 10

Mild storm

Question 11

Black blizzard

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Major storm decreasing visibility to zero

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Severe drought and heavy winds

Question 13

Ruler with complete power over a country

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Dictator

Question 14

Isolationist

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Wants to stay out of affairs with other countries

Question 15

Scrim manses submarine that sunk 16 ships- Medal of Honor

Answer 15

Samuel dealey

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Macario Garcia

Question 17

Interment

Answer 17

Confined aliens during war

Question 18

How many prisoners were held in Texas

Answer 18

80,000

Question 19

Eisenhower and Nimitz similarities

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Vaqueros

Answer 20

Cowboy

Question 21

Lariat a

Answer 21

Long ropes with a nose at one end

Question 22

Quarantine

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Isolate or separate to prevent disease

Question 23

Drovers

Answer 23

Person who moved livestock to market

Question 24

Remuda

Answer 24

Spare horses

Question 25

Mustang

Answer 25

Wild horse

Question 26

Illinois cattle rancher who started abiline trail

Answer 26

Josep McCoy

Question 27

Goodnight trail

Answer 27

Charles Goodnight

Question 28

Chicago investor ranch in panhandle that was barbwired

Answer 28

XIT ranch

Question 29

Dragoons

Answer 29

Mounted rangers

Question 30

Guerrilla

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Soldiers who aren't part of the regular army

Question 31

Desperadoes

Answer 31

Outlaws

Question 32

Leader of rangers during battles aginst Indians

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John coffee jack hays

Question 33

Fought Indians and ended disorder along the border

Answer 33

Frontier battalion

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Leander McNelly

Question 35

How did rangers help in war

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Fought Provided mules Fought guerrillas Protected army supply lined

Question 36

Characteristics of rangers

Answer 36

Skilled horse men Expert marksmen Trackers