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WorksheetsThe Men Who Built America- part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a self-made man that grew up in-
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York City
What is Cornelius Vanderbilt's nickname?
The Admiral
The Commodore
The Captain
Vanderbilt had built the largest business of this type in the world.
Petroleum oil
Shipping
Steel manufacturing
Vanderbilt decides to sell all of his ships and invests everything he has into this industry.
Banking
Railroads
Refrigeration
Who tells Vanderbilt that, "Your war is about to begin"?
A military nurse
A fortune teller
A shop owner
Who eventually takes over part of Vanderbilt's business?
His son that was groomed for the job, George
His less accomplished son, William
His longtime business rival, Tom Scott
Who implies that Vanderbilt is behind the times when they say that he "should be put out to pasture"?
Rival railroad owners
Bank managers
His stockholders
In response to those individuals insulting him, he gets back at them by-
blockading the only rail bridge into New York City.
tripling the cost to use the only rail bridge into New York City.
destroying the only rail bridge into New York City.
In response to Vanderbilt's actions what happens to the price of the shares of stock of his competitor's businesses?
remained constant
dropped
rose
Who purchases the devalued shares of those railroad companies?
Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Which project does Vanderbilt undertake in New York City?
construction of Grand Central Station
rebranding of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
renovating the Empire State Building
Vanderbilt wants to control the Erie Line because it connects New York City to-
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
By targeting the Erie Rail Line, Vanderbilt buys as much stock as possible to control it. This is better known as-
A Golden Parachute
Asset Transaction
A Hostile Takeover
Jay Gould and Jim Fisk ____ shares of stock to prevent Vanderbilt's plan to gain control of the Erie Rail Line.
Destroy
Recapitalize
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Gould and Fisk's plan is highly illegal today and is known as-
Corporate Espionage
Watering Down Stock
Script Bid
Sumner Redstone, a majority owner of Viacom and CBS, claims that a successful business owner's objective should always be-
Winning
Making Money
Rewarding Employees
Vanderbilt decides if he wishes to control a majority of railroads in America he needed to control the shipment of this product.
Longhorn Cattle
Western Minerals
Kerosene
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
True or False, Rockefeller nearly misses his train for his first visit with Vanderbilt.
True
False
Which event greatly changes Rockefeller's outlook towards the future?
A train derailment
A refinery explosion
The death of his brother in the war
