Which industry resulted in a growth of military fields and commercial airports across Texas?(1 point)
Responses
the automobile industry
the automobile industry
the railroad industry
the railroad industry
the steamboat industry
the steamboat industry
the aeronautics industry
the aeronautics industry
the aeronautics industry
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“All of a sudden, a chunk of mud came out of the six-inch hole with an explosion just like a canon [cannon] popping off.”
—Al Hamill, Beaumont, Texas, January 10, 1901
What modification to the environment resulted from Hamill's description?(1 point)
Responses
construction of the first oil derrick in Corsicana
construction of the first oil derrick in Corsicana
construction of a dam by the LCRA on the lower Colorado River
construction of a dam by the LCRA on the lower Colorado River
completion of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway outside of Houston
completion of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway outside of Houston
the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont
the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont
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the extraction of large quantities of oil from the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont
Why have descendants of the Esto’k Gna had such a difficult time saving their sacred cultural sites and artifacts along the Rio Grande?(1 point)
Responses
Their most sacred site was submerged underwater after International Falcon Reservoir was constructed in the 1950s.
Their most sacred site was submerged underwater after International Falcon Reservoir was constructed in the 1950s.
They do not have leaders willing to challenge industrial and government projects that threaten their sacred sites.
They do not have leaders willing to challenge industrial and government projects that threaten their sacred sites.
Their most sacred site is in Mexico, where they have no authority to save it.
Their most sacred site is in Mexico, where they have no authority to save it.
They have not been recognized as an Indigenous group by the U.S. government.