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maegan_martin · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

The East Texas oil field was unusual because __________.

A. it was so small
B. the crude oil produced there was unusually light and easy to refine
C. small independent oil companies, rather than the major oil companies, initially controlled much of the production
D. it was developed under the control of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, rather than Texas oil companies

Question 2

Many tenants, sharecroppers, and even a few small farmers left the Dust Bowl area because __________.

A. the California economy was booming
B. the cost of living was cheaper in California
C. they could not pay the high property taxes on farm land
D. they were forced off the land by tractors and day laborers, as landowners consolidated small farms into much larger farms