Oil Boom

natural oil

man-made oil

type of plant

hard rock

He wanted to open oil wells across Texas.

He wanted to find a new fuel source for making bricks.

He wanted to find a new fuel source for his car.

He wanted to find valuable rocks under the surface.

He was the owner of Spindletop.

He was the governor of Texas.

He was hired by Patillo Higgins to help find oil.

He bought Spindletop from Patillo Higgins.

Oil was very valuable like gold is.

Oil is the same color as gold.

Oil is the same material as gold.

Oil is the same thing as gold.

Spinning Top

Spindletop

Patillo Higgins

Golden Well

Oil drillers rushed to the region around Spindletop to see if they could find more gold.

Oil drillers rushed to the region around Spindletop to see if they could buy land to grow crops.

People wanted to move to the region because of its natural beauty.

People wanted to move to the region because of the nice weather.

a factory that cleans and processes steel into products such as metal or pipes

a factory that cleans and processes iron into products such as rods

a place where you can go fill up your car with gasoline

a factory that cleans and processes oil into products such as gasoline or kerosene

volcanic rock

buried treasure

natural gas

valuable gemstones

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