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Here are the teacher pack items for Spindletop and the Oil Industry:
Overview In this experience, students learn about the discovery of oil at Spindletop near Beaumont. The students examine how the gusher changed the oil industry and made Texas a powerful part of the oil business. Objectives:
On January 10, 1901, Anthony Lucas was drilling when he hit oil. It blew out of the ground and flew 150 feet into the air. This moment changed the Texas economy, which would gradually shift from cotton and cattle to oil. In this experience, you will learn about Spindletop and the beginning of the oil industry.
Objectives:
How did people use oil in the early 1900s? Post at least one item in a word or short phrase. To list multiple items, separate them with a comma, like this: jet, train.
Students might post some of the following uses:
