Texas and Oil Quick Check 5 of 55 of 5 Items Question Which of the following statements accurately explains a way that the discovery of oil at Spindletop has influenced Texas’s modern identity?(1 point) Responses It showed Texans during the Great Depression that not even the oil industry could protect the Texas economy from a decline in profits and jobs. It showed Texans during the Great Depression that not even the oil industry could protect the Texas economy from a decline in profits and jobs. It resulted in the state’s economy permanently changing from a focus on agriculture to a focus on industrialization and manufacturing. It resulted in the state’s economy permanently changing from a focus on agriculture to a focus on industrialization and manufacturing. It led to overcrowding in Texas cities, which created a shift in population back to rural areas where jobs in agriculture and ranching were available. It led to overcrowding in Texas cities, which created a shift in population back to rural areas where jobs in agriculture and ranching were available. It caused railroad and shipping companies to finally stop focusing on transporting passengers and start focusing on shipping goods. It caused railroad and shipping companies to finally stop focusing on transporting passengers and start focusing on shipping goods.

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It resulted in the state’s economy permanently changing from a focus on agriculture to a focus on industrialization and manufacturing.