USII.4d PT II

Ashley decides she wants to make money selling gasoline. She buys all the gas stations in Virginia and can charge whatever price she wants because she has no competition in the state. This is an example of --

• a jerk

• a monopoly

• a slip and slide

• segregation

Which of the following answer choices correctly matches the individual with the industry that made them... WEALTHY!

• John D. Rockefeller - Steel

• Cornelius Vanderbilt - Oil

• J.P. Morgan - Banking

• Thomas Jefferson - Pizza

During the time after the Civil War, the economy of the United States shifted away from agriculture to --

• potatoes

• technology

• manufacturing

• making delicious smelling candles

Which of the following was NOT a reason that made industrialization possible in the United States?

• Land

• Labor

• Capital

• Backyardigans

Yener is trying to get into the railroad industry but his having a hard time because one man is DOMINATING the industry. He is eliminating all the competition and trying to create a monopoly. Who is this guy who is preventing Yener from getting into the raliroad industry?

• John D. Rockafeller

• J.P. Morgan

• Andrew Carnaige

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

Lachlyn sees that there are A LOT of things being made out of steel in the United States. She wants to invest in the steel industry and start a company that makes steel. The problem is there is one guy who is buying up all of the competition and it is difficult to get into the steel industry. Who is making it hard her Lachlyn to get into the steel industry?

• John D. Rockafeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• Cornelius Vanderilt

• J.P. Morgan