What was the primary purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To improve agricultural techniques

• To expand industry west and facilitate travel, communication, and trade

• To develop new technologies

• To increase military presence in the west

Which two railroad corporations were responsible for the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific

• Union Pacific and Central Pacific

• Atlantic Pacific and Western Pacific

• Eastern Pacific and Western Pacific

Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?

• A famous inventor

• A successful railroad entrepreneur with a monopoly

• A political leader

• A renowned scientist

What is an entrepreneur?

• Someone who works for a company

• Someone who risks their capital to organize and run a business

• Someone who invests in real estate

• Someone who manages a government office

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

• To promote international trade

• To regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices

• To increase taxes on railroad companies

• To build more railroads

What was the primary reason for introducing standardized time zones in the United States?

• To benefit railroad companies and train travelers

• To improve communication between states

• To synchronize business hours across the country

• To reduce energy consumption

How many time zones does the United States have?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

What is horizontal integration?

• Combining many businesses of the same type into one large corporation

• Gaining control of all steps used to change raw materials into finished products

• Merging with companies in different industries

• Expanding a business into new geographic areas

What does vertical integration involve?

• Gaining control of all steps used to change raw materials into finished products

• Combining many businesses of the same type into one large corporation

• Merging with companies in different industries

• Expanding a business into new geographic areas

A train route across the United States finished in 1869.

• Universal Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Manifest Railroad

• Cross-Country Railroad