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Mrs. G's Men Who Built America and Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
John D. Rockefeller had helped support his family because of his troubled father.  What was the occupation of William A. Rockefeller, John’s father?
a)
candy salesman
b)
circus operator
c)
con man
d)
railroad operator
2.
How did Rockefeller take out the railroad need for transporting his oil?
a)
built his own railroad
b)
built company towns
c)
he bought all railroads
d)
he built his own pipelines
3.
Rockefeller was able to pull off the first real ______________ in America driving out all of his competitors.
a)
Socialist Corporation
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monopoly
d)
Democracy
4.

How did new technology impact America's economy during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

It led to an increase in production costs for most goods.

b)

It created a need for more workers with college degrees.

c)

It increased the need for specialized workers to create unique products

d)

It switched the focus of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing.

5.

Why did some children work in the early 1900s?

a)

They enjoyed working in factories

b)

They needed to earn money to help their families

c)

They had nothing else to do

d)

School was out

6.

What is a monopoly

a)

A company that has control of an entire industry

b)

The fast-dealing property trading game

c)

A person who exposes corrupt business practices

d)

. A plan to stop people from drinking

7.

What condition DID NOT lead to the rise of labor unions?

a)

Many workers earned low wages

b)

Workers labored in unsafe and unhealthy conditions

c)

Many factories were nothing more than hot, cramped workshops

d)

People only had to work six hours in a day.

8.

Who created the Standard Oil Company?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Henry Ford

9.

What nickname does Cornelius Vanderbilt acquire?

a)

The Commodore

b)

The Captain

c)

The Commander

d)

The Controller

10.

What risk does Vanderbilt take at the height of his shipping career just before the Civil War?

a)

Invests 3 million into his shipping company

b)

Sells his shipping company

c)

Raises his shipping prices

d)

Adds railroads to his shipping company so he can ship by boat and by train

11.

What big project does Vanderbilt create in New York City?

a)

Built a shipyard

b)

Built New York Harbor

c)

Built the subway system

d)

Grand Central Depot

12.

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

a)

Raise the price too high

b)

Buy the rail line before he can

c)

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

d)

Refuse to sell the rail line to Vanderbilt

13.

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

a)

J.D. Rockefeller

b)

J. P. Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Jay Fisk

14.

What event changes the outlook of the man from Cleveland?

a)

He hears people drilling for oil and realizes he could make a lot of money

b)

His wife nearly dies from Scarlett Fever

c)

The train he was supposed to be on derails, which would have killed him

d)

His son dies in the Civil War

15.

Business expansion strategy, wherein the company acquires a particular business line to eliminate competition.

a)

a holding company

b)

horizontal integration

c)

a trust

d)

vertical integration

16.

Nickname for those who portrayed a negative view on big business, often being viewed as cruel and ruthless.

a)

robber barons

b)

captains of industry

c)

entreprenuers

d)

kings of industry

17.

Who were the mercenaries at the Homestead Steel strike?

a)

Pinkertons

b)

Rough Riders

c)

Unions The Unions

d)

State milita

18.

Who was primarily at fault for the Johnstown flood?

a)

Carnegie

b)

Frick

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

19.
What is the name of Rockefeller's wealthy oil business?
a)
Standard Oil Inc.
b)
Standard Oil Company
c)
Standardized Oil Associates
d)
Standard Oil 
20.
Where did Carnegie build his first bridge?
a)
Missouri River 
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Quinipiac  River
21.
Who did Carnegie hire to run his Mills?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Henry Frick
c)
J.P Morgan
d)
Nikola Tesla
22.
What material did Carnegie mass produce in order to make his bridge stronger?
a)
Iron
b)
Carbon
c)
Concrete
d)
Steel
23.

Uses "Ruthless and Unscrupulous" business practices.

a)

Captains of Industry

b)

Robber Barons

24.

Railroad Tycoon.

a)

Edison

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

25.

Cornelius Vanderbilt's nickname.

a)

The Commodore

b)

The Train Man

c)

The Conductor

d)

None of these choices are correct

26.

Oil Tycoon.

a)

Vanderbilt

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Ford

d)

Carnegie

27.

Steel Tycoon.

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Edison

d)

Ford

28.

Refined oil used for indoor and outdoor lighting.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Gasoline

c)

Gold

d)

Oxygen

29.

Banking and finance tycoon.

a)

Ford

b)

Carnegie

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Morgan

30.

Pioneer in electric lighting.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Edison

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Carnegie

31.

Being "philanthropic" means you keep all of your fortune to yourself.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Name of Rockefeller's company.

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Standard Steel

c)

General Electric

d)

None of these choices are correct

33.

Jay Gould and Jim Fisk ____ shares of stock to prevent Vanderbilt's plan to gain control of the Erie Rail Line.

a)

Destroy

b)

Recapitalize

c)

Print Additional

34.

Gould and Fisk's plan is highly illegal today and is known as-

a)

Corporate Espionage

b)

Watering Down Stock

c)

Script Bid

35.

John D. Rockefeller, a struggling refinery owner from this city is targeted by Vanderbilt to help his plan move forward.

a)

Buffalo, New York

b)

Cleveland, Ohio

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

36.

Which event greatly changes Rockefeller's outlook towards the future?

a)

A train derailment

b)

A refinery explosion

c)

The death of his brother in the war

37.

One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and J.P Morgan were sometimes called “Robber Barons” was because they:

a)

steal from the rich and gave to the poor

b)

made unnecessarily risky investments

c)

used unfair business tactics against their competitors

d)

stole money from the federal government

38.

Where is Ellis Island located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Florida

c)

New York City Harbor

d)

Washington D.C.

39.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
40.

Why did doctors examine immigrants?

a)

To make sure they didn't spread an illness

b)

To give them medicine

c)

To track growth rates

d)

To give shots

41.
What national monument is located near Ellis Island?
a)
The White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
The Washington Monument
42.

Where were most of the immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island from?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Mexico

43.

What compartment of the ship did most people travel in?

a)

First Class

b)

Second Class

c)

Third Class

d)

Steerage

44.

What was one of the first things immigrants saw as they arrived in New York Harbor?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

World Trade Center

c)

Yankee Stadium

d)

Trump Tower

45.

Thomas Edison used his money from his inventions to set up a lab in

a)

Ohio

b)

Menlo Park, New Jersey.

c)

Menlo Park, Ohio

d)

Merlo Park, New Jersey

46.

Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.

a)

true

b)

false

47.

Thomas Edison had over 1,000 patents to his name.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Where did Thomas Edison build his famous research labs?

a)

Menlo Park, New Jersey

b)

New York City, New York

c)

Chicago, Illinois

d)

Pontiac, Michigan

49.

Which of the following inventions is credited to Thomas Edison?

a)

The practical electric light bulb

b)

The television

c)

The transistor

d)

The helicopter

50.
I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Andrew Carnegie
51.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
52.
My product helped to build sky scrapers and stronger bridges. I am ___________________
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John D. Rockefeller
53.
Captain of the Oil industry, richest man in American history.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
54.
Captain of the Railroad industry.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
JP Morgan
55.
Where is the steel industry located?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia, PA
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Boston, MA
56.
When handmade products were replaced by machines and mass production
a)
industrialization
b)
revitalization
c)
reconstruction
d)
urbanization
57.
Steel changed people's lives in making possible the...
a)
Building of Skyscrapers
b)
Establishment of Time Zones
c)
Development of Electricity
d)
Use of Kerosene
58.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
59.

The steerage part of a ship

a)

was for wealthy passengers only

b)

persecuted people for their religion

c)

persecuted people for their ethnicity

d)

were cheap tickets on a ship for immigrants

60.

Ellis Island

a)

in San Francois allowed Chinese immigrants into the United States

b)

in New York was the first European immigrant process center for immigration

c)

in El Paso allowed Mexican immigrants to find jobs in construction, mills, and mines

61.

Poorly built overcrowded apartment buildings were

a)

settlement houses

b)

skyscrapers

c)

tenements

d)

benevolent societies

62.

Describe life in a tenement apartment building

a)

overcrowding

b)

unsafe buildings

c)

disease

d)

all of the above

63.

What tragic event tarnished Andrew Carnegie's image and set him on a path to philanthropy?

a)

San Francisco Fire

b)

Hindenburg Disaster

c)

Johnstown Flood

d)

Galveston Hurricane

64.

What famous performance arts venue did Andrew Carnegie have built in New York City?

a)

Radio City Music Hall

b)

Carnegie Hall

c)

Carnegie Theater

d)

Carnegie Multiplex

65.

The steel plant that was the site of a deadly strike by workers owned by Andrew Carnegie was -

a)

Homeplace

b)

Homeslice

c)

Homestead

d)

Homeboy

66.

The group of mercenaries hired by Henry Frick to break the strike at the steel plant was -

a)

The Rippingtons

b)

The Pinkertons

c)

The Oak Ridge Boys

d)

The Partridge Family

67.

Many famous people associated with Pittsburgh”s history went to the hunting and fishing club

a)

No

b)

Yes

68.

Where was the hunting and fishing club located

a)

Leechburg, Pa

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

South Fork, Pennsylvania

69.

What was the Hunting and Fishing Club called

a)

South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club

b)

Spring Church Sportmans Club

c)

Bubba Gumps Shrimp Club

70.

Where did the flood occur

a)

Apollo

b)

Johnstown

c)

Pittsburgh

71.

What did Thomas Edison do to the media to give negative impression to people about Nikola Tesla AC?

a)

Slander him

b)

Electrocuting animals in public demonstration

c)

Talk bad about him

72.

Which of the following is an example of tenement?

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.
The picture shows which negative effect of industrialization?
a)
High wages were earned
b)
Short working hours
c)
Safe working conditions
d)
Child labor was used
74.
Which inventor created lighting and new uses of electricity?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Robert Fulton
75.
J.P. Morgan was a captain of which industry?
a)
Railroads
b)
Steel
c)
Banking
d)
Oil
76.
Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
77.

Grand Central Station

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

J.P. Morgan

78.
Vanderbilt University is named after him.
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
George Vanderbilt
c)
Henry Vanderbilt
d)
Clark Vanderbilt
79.

Who was the head of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Carnegie's mentor?

a)

Tom Scott

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Henry Frick

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

80.

What metal did Carnegie have to obtain to build his eades bridge?

a)

iron

b)

titanium

c)

steel

d)

scandium

81.

Who became Carnegie's biggest rival?

a)

Tom Scott

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Mark Cuban

d)

Donald Trump

82.

What can you bulid with the structural steel Carnegie's mills produced?

a)

skyscrapers

b)

bicycles

c)

washer/dryers

d)

forks and knives

83.

Who does Carnegie turn to in order to become more profitable?

a)

John Rockefeller

b)

Henry Frick

c)

George Westinghouse

d)

Charles Schwab

84.

What town was flooded by the breakage of the South Fork Dam?

a)

Chester

b)

Johnstown

c)

Renovo

d)

Bradford

85.
Andrew Carnegie uses an _____________ to convince people that the St. Louis Bridge would be strong enough.
a)
100 cars
b)
50 trucks
c)
elephant
d)
the entire City of St. Louis
86.
Andrew Carnegie builds his first huge steel plant outside of _______________.
a)
Seattle
b)
Cleveland
c)
Detroit
d)
Pittsburgh
87.
In fact, Carnegie would help America grow up ______________.
a)
in triangles
b)
horizontally
c)
vertically
d)
boxes
88.
Carnegie's Bridges would be over a mile long and was built in what city?
a)
San Francisco
b)
Cleveland
c)
St. Louis
d)
New Orleans
89.
Why did the widen the dam at the South Fork Club?
a)
Carnegie demanded it
b)
Ford need his cars to cross
c)
Fricke wanted his carriage to cross
d)
All of the above
90.
Why did the people of Johnstown ignore the warning of the dam breaking?
a)
it stopped raining
b)
officials let water out on the side
c)
officials constructed it taller
d)
they heard warnings for years with nothing happening
91.
What group was called in by Fricke to end the Homestead Strike?
a)
The Pink Panther
b)
The FBI
c)
The Pinkertons
d)
The State Militia
92.
How did Fricke attempt to get the Homestead factory to produce more?
a)
offered a raise to employees
b)
shorter hours to save money
c)
make the employees work longer days 12-15 hours
d)
gave them vacations
93.
After the Homestead Strike, workers created the first labor __________ in America.
a)
police
b)
shops
c)
unions
d)
none of the above
94.
Did Carnegie ever overtake Rockefeller in wealth?
a)
yes
b)
no
95.
Carnegie attempts to make up for the Johnstown Dam break and the Homestead Strike by building libraries, through charity and he built the famous music venue called______________ Hall.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Fricke
c)
Carnegie
d)
Hollywood
96.
How did Rockefeller take out the railroad need for transporting his oil?
a)
built his own railroad
b)
built company towns
c)
he bought all railroads
d)
he built his own pipelines
97.
Limiting supply increases demand and severely increases ____________ in business.
a)
workers
b)
prices
c)
owners
d)
relationships
98.
Rockefeller was able to pull off the first real ______________ in America driving out all of his competitors.
a)
Socialist Corporation
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monopoly
d)
Democracy
99.

Business expansion strategy, wherein the company acquires a particular business line to eliminate competition.

a)

a holding company

b)

horizontal integration

c)

a trust

d)

vertical integration

100.
Where did Carnegie build his first bridge?
a)
Missouri River 
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Quinipiac  River

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