WorksheetsIndustrialization.2 QUIZ
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
Which two railroad companies were given government land to help pay for the construction of the TCRR?
Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific RRs
Union Pacific and Central Pacific RRs
Atlantic Pacific and Pacific Atlantic RRs
Eastern Pacific and Western Pacific RRs
