The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

10th Grade

15 Qs

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The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

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Social Studies

10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do Jay Gould and Jim Fisk do to thwart Vanderbilt's plan to buy the Erie Rail Line?

Raise the price too high

Buy the rail line before he can

Water down the stock value (issue lots of stock so it loses value)

Refuse to sell the rail line to Vanderbilt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who does Vanderbilt decide to meet with in order to keep his trains full of cargo?

J.D. Rockefeller

J. P. Morgan

Andrew Carnegie

Jay Fisk

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Vanderbilt want control of the Erie Rail Line and how did he attempt to get it?

The Erie Rail Line is the most used and profitable. He starts buying up all the stock.

It's the only railroad line available. He buys it from Gould and Fisk.

He's trying to break into the railroad industry. He buys up the stock

Vanderbilt wants the railroad monopoly, he tries to be partners with Gould and Fisk.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wins the bid to light up Chicago’s World Fair?

Telsa / Westinghouse

Edison / Morgan

Morse / Ford

Curie / Rockefeller

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wins the bid for the Niagara Falls electric power plant?

Tesla / Westinghouse

Edison / Morgan

Morse / Ford

Curie / Rockefeller

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Morgan do to help the United States government?

Starts the U.S. Treasury

Loans the bank 2 million dollars

Loans the U.S. Treasury 100 million dollars

Creates the national banking system

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