Chapter 154. Quiz for Individuals in Society

154.1 Henry Meiggs, Promoter and Speculator

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Chapter 27: The Americas in the Age of Liberalism 1810–1917
Quiz for Individuals in Society: Henry Meiggs, Promoter and Speculator

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Question 154.1

Correct. The answer is a. Meiggs got his start working at his father’s shipyard.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Meiggs got his start working at his father’s shipyard.
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Question 154.2

Incorrect. The answer is b. Meiggs and his family had to flee to South America after Meiggs forged warrants for more than $900,000 during the financial crisis of 1854.
Correct. The answer is b. Meiggs and his family had to flee to South America after Meiggs forged warrants for more than $900,000 during the financial crisis of 1854.
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Question 154.3

Incorrect. The answer is c. While Meiggs was not an engineer, he was able to recruit engineers from abroad and also acted as a promoter and developer for the railroad.
Correct. The answer is c. While Meiggs was not an engineer, he was able to recruit engineers from abroad and also acted as a promoter and developer for the railroad.
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Question 154.4

Incorrect. The answer is d. Though some charged that Meiggs bribed Peruvian officials on a large scale to get his projects approved, he also spent money to help with the beautification of Lima.
Correct. The answer is d. Though some charged that Meiggs bribed Peruvian officials on a large scale to get his projects approved, he also spent money to help with the beautification of Lima.
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Question 154.5

Correct. The answer is a. Meiggs told people that the locomotive was the “irresistible battering ram of modern civilization” as a way to drum up enthusiasm for the project.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Meiggs told people that the locomotive was the “irresistible battering ram of modern civilization” as a way to drum up enthusiasm for the project.
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