Men who Built America

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a self-made man that grew up in-

• Philadelphia

• Cleveland

• New York City

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

Vanderbilt had built the largest business of this type in the world.

• Petroleum oil

• Shipping

• Steel manufacturing

True or False, Rockefeller nearly misses his train for his first visit with Vanderbilt.

• True

• False

What big project does Vanderbilt create in New York City?

• Built a shipyard

• Built New York Harbor

• Built the subway system

• Grand Central Depot

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

This cartoon shows which Captain of Industry as the best of Railroads?

• Rockefeller
• Scott
• Carnegie
• None of the above

In this cartoon, the Monopolies are also known as ___________.

• Congress
• business
• Trusts
• desks

Vanderbilt decides to sell all of his ships and invests everything he has into this industry.

• Banking

• Railroads

• Refrigeration

Gould and Fisk's plan is highly illegal today and is known as-

• Corporate Espionage

• Watering Down Stock

• Script Bid