SSUSH11-12

Who was able to gain control over much of the oil industry by managing a trust made up of Standard Oil and allied companies

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

The transcontinental railroad connected

• Northern cities to Mexico

• Cotton plantations to southern cities

• New York to Washington

• The East Coast to the West coast

Who was the inventor of the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Andrew Carnegie

• Benjamin Franklin

Which industries were impacted by the railroad industry in the 1800's (select all that apply)

• Steel

• Plastic

• Wood

• Oil

What company did John D. Rockefeller own?

• U.S. Steel

• Central Pacific Railroad company

• Western Pacific Railroad Company

• Standard Oil

Chinese immigrants primarily worked on the ________ portion of the transcontinental railroad.

• Western

• Eastern

• Northern

• Southern

A market in which there is only one supplier of a product (business) and no competition.

• Free market

• A command economy

• A Monopoly

• enmarket

How were Chinese immigrants treated during the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

• As equal citizens

• As valuable workers who deserved better treatment

• They were paid more than Americans

• As substandard people who were paid lower wages

Irish immigrants primarily worked on the ________ portion of the transcontinental railroad

• Northern

• Eastern

• Southern

• Western

Who invented the light bulb

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

• Albert Einstein