What was the negative impact of the cotton gin in Texas?(1 point)
Responses
It caused more pollution to the environment.
It caused more pollution to the environment.
There was not enough water for the crops.
There was not enough water for the crops.
There were not enough people to keep up with production.
There were not enough people to keep up with production.
It increased the need for slave labor.
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It increased the need for slave labor.
It changed the economy that was based only on agriculture and created a need for more oil mining.
Water quality and quantity was decreased.
It changed the economy to rely on the mining of fossil fuels.
It changed the economy to rely on the mining of fossil fuels.
drilling
It increased the need for slave labor.
It changed the economy that was based only on agriculture and created a need for more oil mining.
It changed the economy to rely on the mining of fossil fuels.
What impact did the invention of the automobile have on the need for oil resources in Texas and the economy?(1 point)
Responses
It created a need for more oil mining and tension with agriculture in the economy.
It created a need for more oil mining and tension with agriculture in the economy.
It changed the economy that was based only on agriculture and created a need for more oil mining.
It changed the economy that was based only on agriculture and created a need for more oil mining.
It had a minimal impact on the need for oil and did not impact the economy.
It had a minimal impact on the need for oil and did not impact the economy.
It made a great impact on the economy but did not increase the need for more oil.
It made a great impact on the economy but did not increase the need for more oil.
How did logging timber negatively impact the land in Texas?(1 point)
Responses
Water quality and quantity was decreased.
Water quality and quantity was decreased.
There was not enough timber.
There was not enough timber.
Pollution from the equipment contaminated water.
Pollution from the equipment contaminated water.
It created issues with the soil.
Which answer best summarizes how the discovery of oil impacted Texas?(1 point)
Responses
Its impact on land use destroyed all agriculture in the area.
Its impact on land use destroyed all agriculture in the area.
It created competition between farmers and oil miners.
It created competition between farmers and oil miners.
It helped bring more people to the state to farm the land.
It helped bring more people to the state to farm the land.
It changed the economy to rely on the mining of fossil fuels.
It changed the economy to rely on the mining of fossil fuels.
Which technological innovation impacted water use in Texas during the droughts of the 1950s?(1 point)
Responses
the cotton gin
the cotton gin
irrigation
irrigation
drilling
drilling
the plow
the plow