
Men who Built America
Authored by David D. Ramos
History
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a self-made man that grew up in-
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York City
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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
30 sec • 1 pt
Vanderbilt had built the largest business of this type in the world.
Petroleum oil
Shipping
Steel manufacturing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False, Rockefeller nearly misses his train for his first visit with Vanderbilt.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John D. Rockefeller, a struggling refinery owner from this city is targeted by Vanderbilt to help his plan move forward.
Buffalo, New York
Cleveland, Ohio
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This cartoon shows which Captain of Industry as the best of Railroads?
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