AMERICA'S BIG BUSINESS QUIZ

19th Century Oil Lamps: Before people realized petroleum oil could be used for heat and light, what materials/products were used to light oil lamps?

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Long before automobiles were invented, oil, the substance from which gasoline is made, was used for (a)   ?

Please describe what the Seneca Indians (from what is now the state of New York) used oil for and what they called this substance for nearly 200 years.

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(a)   formed and headed up the first major American oil company.

John D. Rockefeller named his booming business, ________________.

• American Oil Refining

• Standard Oil

• Rockefeller Oil

What is a philanthropist?

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Match the following

• Andrew Carnegie

• In 1870, this man formed and headed up the first major American Oil Company. He controlled more than a quarter of all American oil refining.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• This man became the most powerful man in the steel industry. He owned the biggest steel operation in the country.

• John D. Rockefeller

• In the early 1800s, he started in the ferry service business, he was only 16 years old.

• Robber Baron

• A ruthless businessman, especially used for wealthy business owners during this time period.

What is an isthmus?

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