11.4.21 SSUSH11a WIN Lesson

11.4.21 SSUSH11a WIN Lesson

by Ka Ly

Multiple Choice

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

• The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
• Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
• Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
• Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following men was largely responsible for initial large scale investments that helped railroads grow west of the Mississippi River?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Thomas Durant
• Leland Stanford

Multiple Choice

This helped US steel production grow

• kerosene porcess

• air brakes

• Bessemer process

• West process

Multiple Choice

Which industry did Carnegie lead?

• Oil

• Railroad

• Shipping

• Steel

Multiple Choice

Rockefeller was able to pull off the first real ______________ in America driving out all of his competitors.

• Socialist Corporation
• Oligarchy
• Monopoly
• Democracy

Multiple Choice

Oil industry

• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

This person invented the sleeping car?

• Swift

• Pullman

• Rockefeller

• Janney

Multiple Choice

How many time zones are in the U.S. altogether?

• 4
• 8
• 6
• 7

Multiple Choice

Name the time zones in all 50 states

• Pacific, Central, Mountain, Eastern
• Eastern, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Hawaii, Alaska
• Eastern, Pacific, Central, Mountain, Standard

Multiple Choice

True or False: Large professionally trained managerial staffs were needed to keep up with passengers, cargo, and equipment.

• True

• False