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Urbanization of Texas
Macy Chen
and Archer Tangton
Urbanization of Texas
What is urbanization?
What causes it?
How does it effect Texas?
1973
1/10/1901
World's Leading Producer
18th Century
1990s to present
1864
The US is the world's leading producer of oil.
Arab members of OPEC places an embargo on oil shipped to the U.S. This event led to the increase of oil production in Texas
oil is found in Corsicana drilling is encouraged in East Texas
Oil was found, but there was little demand for it, because automobiles were not invented yet so there was no use for them except for lighting.
Spindletop well “blew out” on the coastal plains of Texas. Spindletop created new businesses, made life easier, transported goods, changed populations, helped with America’s rise toward global power, and fueled wars.
it is a stable industry, primarily focusing
on refineries and production
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Citations
Turn of the 20th Century
1940-1950
1866
1960
1980s
The demand for oil and gas and their product grew due to world war II
oil is found in Corsicana drilling is encouraged in East Texas
Melrose Petroleum oil company drilled the first successful well.
the oil embargo was lifted, and oil in Texas was not in
demand anymore. The oil industry was in financial trouble causing a decrease in tax revenues for the state.
OPEC was formed which controlled world oil prices. The U.S. is not a member of OPEC.
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