The Men Who Built America
Ep 1 A NEW WAR BEGINS- Cornelius Vanderbilt
1. What happened on April 14, 1865?
2. Where did Cornelius Vanderbilt grow up?
3. In what industry did Vanderbilt begin?
4. What was Vanderbilt's nickname?
5. What did Vanderbilt buy after he sold his shipping business?
6. How did the Civil War affect Vanderbilt?
7. How did Vanderbilt show his power to the other railroad companies?
8. What happened to Vanderbilt's competitors when he shut the rail bridge?
9. How did Vanderbilt build the New York Central railroad?
10. How many jobs did railroads create?
11. What did Vanderbilt build in the middle of New York City?
12. What railroad did Vanderbilt need to take control of to control the route to Chicago?
13. What is "a hostile takeover"?
14. What is "watering down stock"?
15. Who were Jay Gould and James Fisk?
16. What fuel source was made from oil?
17. How did Vanderbilt plan to profit from oil?
18. Why did Vanderbilt want to extend his railroad towards Cleveland, OH?
19. Who did Vanderbilt want to partner with in the oil business?
20. What happened to the train leaving Cleveland that Rockefeller missed?
The Men Who Built America
Ep 2 OIL STRIKE- John D. Rockefeller
1. What shrewd businessman planned to take Cornelius Vanderbilt down?
2. What type of discount did John D. Rockefeller ask for when shipping his oil?
3. How much oil did Rockefeller agree to ship using Vanderbilt railroads?
4. How was Rockefeller raised?
5. Describe John Rockefeller's father.
6. Where was Rockefeller when he decided to get into the oil business?
7. What product did refining create from oil?
8. In what part of the oil business did Rockefeller believe businessmen belonged?
9. How much did Rockefeller invest in his first refinery?
10. Why was kerosene becoming unpopular?
11. What did Rockefeller name his company?
12. What convenience did every American want that Rockefeller could supply?
13. Is Rockefeller satisfied with the Vanderbilt deal?
14. Who is Tom Scott?
15. What did Rockefeller plan to do with the profits from cheap shipping?
16. What is a monopoly?
17. How did Vanderbilt plan to stop Rockefeller’s success?
18. What did Rockefeller plan to build to cut the railroads out of his business?
19. How much pipeline did workers lay per day?
20. How long was the pipeline when it was complete?
21. What happened to the railroads when Rockefeller stopped shipping his oil?
22. What national crisis came out of the railroad industry crashing?
23. How did Tom Scott plan to interfere with Rockefeller’s business?
24. What did Rockefeller do to prevent having to ship oil to Pittsburgh?
25. What happened when Tom Scott was forced to fire 10,000+ employees?
26. How did the Pittsburgh Riots affect Tom Scott and the Pennsylvania Railroad?
