1. Name________________________________________________Date____________Block________
The Story of Us (Episode 8): Boom
1. What was whale oil used for?
2. What did Native Americans use oil for?
3. A ton of coal has ½ the energy as a ton of _______.
4. What did the men use to hold up the walls of the bore hole?
5. With the success of Spindletop, oil production increased by ____ %.
6. How much did the price of oil drop to?
7. The first cars were primarily built for what set of people?
8. By 1924, Model T cars were being produced every _________ seconds.
9. The creation of the affordable automobile led to the creation of/growth
of________________________________________________________________________(list at least
two things.
10. Which American city really benefitted from the creation of the automobile.
11. What resource was Southern California in desperate need of?
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