This man took control of the Teapot Dome field from the Navy Department and leased the reserve to Harry Sinclair in 1922.

This man took control of the Teapot Dome field from the Navy Department and leased the reserve to Harry Sinclair in 1922.

• A. Senator Albert B. Fall
• B. Robert La Follette
• C. Warren G. Harding
• D. Harry Sinclair

Answer: (A)

Albert B. Fall, who served as Secretary of the Interior under President Harding, is the one who took control of the Teapot Dome oil field away from the Navy and arranged a lease to Harry Sinclair in 1922. This move was part of the Teapot Dome scandal, where a high-ranking official used his office to transfer valuable naval oil reserves into private hands, then authorize a lease in exchange for bribes. The president wasn’t the one who directly made the lease, and a senator or the lessee himself wasn’t the official who seized control; Fall held the position with the authority to manage such resources and approved the private deal with Sinclair.

Albert B. Fall, who served as Secretary of the Interior under President Harding, is the one who took control of the Teapot Dome oil field away from the Navy and arranged a lease to Harry Sinclair in 1922. This move was part of the Teapot Dome scandal, where a high-ranking official used his office to transfer valuable naval oil reserves into private hands, then authorize a lease in exchange for bribes. The president wasn’t the one who directly made the lease, and a senator or the lessee himself wasn’t the official who seized control; Fall held the position with the authority to manage such resources and approved the private deal with Sinclair.