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The Men Who Built America Episode 1

Authored by Allison Thompson

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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The Men Who Built America Episode 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What nickname does Cornelius Vanderbilt acquire?

The Commodore

The Captain

The Commander

The Controller

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What risk does Vanderbilt take at the height of his shipping career just before the Civil War?

Invests 3 million into his shipping company

Sells his shipping company

Raises his shipping prices

Adds railroads to his shipping company so he can ship by boat and by train

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What big project does Vanderbilt create in New York City?

Built a shipyard

Built New York Harbor

Built the subway system

Grand Central Depot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What do Jay Gould and Jim Fisk do to thwart Vanderbilt's plan to buy the Erie Rail Line?

Raise the price too high

Buy the rail line before he can

Water down the stock value (issue lots of stock so it loses value)

Refuse to sell the rail line to Vanderbilt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does Vanderbilt decide that he needs to do to finally control a majority of the railroads in America?

Lower his shipping costs to get more business

Blackmail other railroad owners into selling

Transport new cargo

Buy them all

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who does Vanderbilt decide to meet with in order to keep his trains full of cargo?

J.D. Rockefeller

J. P. Morgan

Andrew Carnegie

Jay Fisk

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What event changes the outlook of the man from Cleveland?

He hears people drilling for oil and realizes he could make a lot of money

His wife nearly dies from Scarlett Fever

The train he was supposed to be on derails, which would have killed him

His son dies in the Civil War

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