The Men Who Built America: A NEW WAR BEGINS: EPISODE 1

Which war has just happened?

• The Spanish-American War

• The Civil War

• The Mexican-American War

• The video never mentioned a war.

At what age did Vanderbilt buy a ferry?

(a)  

What was Vanderbilt's nickname?

• The Innovator

• The Commodore

• The Captain

• The Entrepreneur

Vanderbilt sold his ships and invested in what?

• he never sold his ships

• agriculture

• the stock market

• railroads

Which one of his relatives dies in the war?

• his son

• his uncle
• his cousin
• his brother

 Vanderbilt's rivals stopped believing he was a strong businessman. What did Vanderbilt do to convince them he was still powerful?

• He closed the only bridge leading to New York

• He closed all local markets.

• He had a conference with their rivals

• He contacted the POTUS

What was the name of the train station that Vanderbilt built?

• Penn Station
• Grand Central station

• Vanderbilt Station
• Union Station

Vanderbilt pioneered the technique of rapidly buying a large amount of another company's stock. This is called a ___.

• dividend reinvestment
• hostile takeover

• stock split
• market order

. How did Gould & Fisk prevent Vanderbilt's takeover (and get rich in the process)?

• They formed an alliance with other railroad tycoons.
• They bought out Vanderbilt's shares directly.
• They reduced the price of Erie Railroad tickets.
• They printed a bunch of useless stock certificates

What Gould & Fisk did was called ___.

• none of the above

• falsifying stock

• manipulating the stock

• watering down stock