Dates
Benefits
Innovations
Competition
People
100
Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act allowing the government to help pay for railroads. Hint: It is a date. (specifically a day, month, and year)
What is July 1st, 1862
100
steel industry, farming, quicker traveling, etc. Hint: benefits
What were one of the benefits of rail roads at the period they were made?
100
George Westinghouse: air brakes George Pullman: sleeping car Eli H. Janney: Janney couplers Gustavus Smith: refrigerated car Hint: innovations
What is an innovation of the railroad car?
100
Rebates Hint: What is it?
What is a secret discount railroads offer to their big customers?
100
James J. Hill Cornelius Vanderbilt Hint: What were their similarities?
Who was a railroad baron?
200
The first locomotive makes it debut. e.g Tom Thumb Hint: It is a date. (specifically a year)
What is 1830?
200
Railroads carried goods from where to where?
What is east to west and vise versa?
200
1877 Hint: first shipment of ...
When was the first fresh meat shipment?
200
Pools Hint: What is it?
What is a group of railroad barons secret agreement to divide railways and set certain rates for certain pieces of land?
200
James J. Hill Hint: What was he?
Who was one of the wealthiest men in 19th century?
300
9000 miles of track laid East of Missouri River Hint: It is a date (specifically a year)
What is 1850?
300
Time zones, Modern transportation, Modern economy Hint: What would we not have today
What would we not have today if not for railroads?
300
Gustavus Smith Hint: What did he do?
Who hired an engineer to build a sleeping and dining car in the 1870's?
300
Smaller railroads forced out of business / raising freight rates for farmers & other customers Hint: effect
What is the effect of rebates?
300
Cornelius Vanderbilt Hint: What was he?
Who was one of the first railroad barons?
400
First Transcontinental Railroad finished Hint: It is a date. (Specifically a day, month, and year)
What is May 10, 1869
400
Opened peoples eyes to business corruption Hint: a major part
What is the rail road was a major part of creating business regulation laws?
400
The improved system for stopping trains.
What is air brakes?
400
Greater profits / higher rates Hint: effect
What is the effect of pools?
400
Leland Stanford Collis P. Huntington Mark Hopkins Charles Crocker Hint: important people in the UP heirarchy
Who was the big four?
500
Union Pacific in Wyoming & begins to move westward Hint: They are two different dates. (specifically years)
What is 1866 & 1867
500
Steel, lumber, and coal Hint: stimulation
What are the three industries railroads stimulated?
500
Made it easier to link cars.
What is Janney car couplers?
500
rail road barons
What are the benefits of rebates and pools mainly for?
500
The Associates Hint: preferred name
What is the Big Four's preferred name?
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