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Texas Interdependence Quick Check
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Why did oil help lead to interdependence between Texas, the U.S., and the world?(1 point)
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There is a lot of oil located around the state of Texas.
There is a lot of oil located around the state of Texas.

Texans started oil refineries and built pipelines to sell oil everywhere.
Texans started oil refineries and built pipelines to sell oil everywhere.

Many people have jobs in oil refineries.
Many people have jobs in oil refineries.

The U.S. sells a lot of natural gas.
The U.S. sells a lot of natural gas.
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The response that best explains why oil helped lead to interdependence between Texas, the U.S., and the world is:

Texans started oil refineries and built pipelines to sell oil everywhere.

This response highlights the infrastructure and economic actions taken to facilitate the distribution of oil, which in turn fosters interdependence on a local, national, and global scale.