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Henry Wells and William G. Fargo

Quiz by Lindsay Ancelitz

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  • Q1
    Which of these is a fact about Harnden's Express?
    It delivered things
    It transported people
    It was a good business
    30s
  • Q2
    William Fargo began working for Henry Wells when
    Wells formed his first company
    Wells started American Express
    Wells worked at Harden's Express
    30s
  • Q3
    What made Wells and Fargo interested in starting a business in the West?
    They wanted to start
    Express delivery
    The California Gold Rush
    30s
  • Q4
    How did Wells and Fargo plan to make money by buying gold from miners?
    They planned to buy the gold and charge a high fee to hold it in the bank
    They planned to ship it to Pennsylvania and sell it for a cheaper price
    They planned to buy gold in the West and then ship it to New York where they could sell the gold for a higher price
    30s
  • Q5
    For whom did Wells and Fargo plan their new stagecoach service?
    Miners going to and from mining fields
    Bankers in California
    The miner's families who were visiting
    30s
  • Q6
    Why did Henry Wells travel to California?
    To see the gold
    To see the problems his company might have in the mining towns
    To deliver mail
    30s
  • Q7
    Why would a miner register his name with the local Wells Fargo office?
    To keep track of their gold
    To open a bank account
    To keep track of miner's locations for mail delivery
    30s
  • Q8
    Why did miners store gold dust in Wells Fargo offices?
    It was a safe place to store gold
    They did not want to keep their gold
    They wanted to sell their gold
    30s
  • Q9
    When held up by bandits, Wells Fargo stagecoach drivers were ordered always to
    hand over the gold without a fight
    run away if at all possible
    hide the "treasure bones"
    30s
  • Q10
    Wells Fargo was determined to track down people who robbed their stagecoaches because the company hoped to
    hire the robbers as stagecoach drivers
    discourage future robberies
    get the gold back from the robbers
    30s
  • Q11
    Wells and Fargo both worked for express companies. That means the company
    grew larger and made money at a very fast pace
    quickly moved things from one place to another
    provided banking services to miners and travelers
    30s
  • Q12
    To be ambitious is to
    want to be a success
    how many people
    have a good idea
    30s
  • Q13
    Wells and Fargo established their company in 1852. What does establish mean?
    started
    sold
    made bigger
    30s
  • Q14
    Together, Wells and Fargo made plans for a new venture. In this sentence a venture is a
    journey
    friendship
    business
    30s
  • Q15
    Wells Fargo tried to make sure that letters reached the right destination. What is a destination?
    a person
    a stagecoach
    a place
    30s

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