Age of Oil

7.1(A)^ identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including … Age of Oil … 7.7(A) explain how the oil industry led to the industrialization of Texas 7.7(E)* analyze the political, economic, and social impact of major events, including World War I, … on the history of Texas 7.9(A)*^ identify ways in which Texans have adapted to and modified the environment and explain the positive and negative consequences of the modifications 7.10(D) analyze the effects of the changing population distribution and growth in Texas and the additional need for education, health care, and transportation 7.11(A)*^explain economic factors and the development of major industries that led to the urbanization of Texas such as transportation, oil and gas, and manufacturing 7.12(B)* explain the impact of economic concepts within the free enterprise system such as supply and demand, profit, and world competition on the economy of Texas 7.16(A)*^identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important Texas issues, past and present 7.1(B)^ explain the significance of the following dates: … 1901, discovery of oil at Spindletop 7.7(B) define and trace the impact of “boom‐and‐bust” cycles of leading Texas industries throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries such as farming, oil and gas production… 7.7(C)* describe and compare the impact of reform movements in Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries such as progressivism, populism, women's suffrage, agrarianism, labor reform … 7.8(A)^ locate and compare the Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, and Coastal Plains regions 7.9(B)^ explain ways in which geographic factors such as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Dust Bowl, limited water resources, and alternative energy sources have affected the political, economic, and social development of Texas 7.11(B) explain the changes in the types of jobs and occupations that have resulted from the urbanization of Texas 7.12(A) explain the impact of national and international markets on the production of goods and services in Texas, including … oil and gas 7.19(A)^ compare types and uses of technology, past and present 7.19(B) identify Texas leaders in science and technology such as … Howard Hughes Sr. 7.19(D)*^evaluate the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the use of resources such as fossil fuels, water, and land