1. Alexis Collins Gloria Berns
Gilded Age
Alexis Collins
Gloria Berns

2. Thesis Statement
In the years following the Civil War, due to the frugality, business practices, and character of capitalists such as Carnegie, Morgan, and Rockefeller, America became an industrial powerhouse.

3. John Davison Rockefeller

4. John D. Rockefeller He was born July 8, 1839.
His parents were Eliza Davison and William Rockefeller Sr.
He briefly studied bookkeeping at a community college in Cleveland, Ohio.
John D. Rockefeller, who ever since he was young, was hard-working.
He was America's first billionaire.
His father, William Rockefeller Sr. was a travelling salesman and a con artist.
He died May 23, 1937.

5. John D. Rockefeller’s contributions
He was raised christian and that impacted the way he made decisions.
Created techniques that reshaped the oil industry
Reduced the price of oil to his consumers
Caused small companies to surrender their stock to him
Used what many saw as waste and used it to earn money
Transportation of oil caused freight prices to sharply increase.
Standard Oil Co. violated the Sherman Antitrust Act

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7. Andrew Carnegie
He was born in Dunfermline, United Kingdom on november 25,1835
His parents were William and Margaret Morrison Carnegie.
He had a regular education.
He started in life as a cotton mill worker at a young age. He went on to become a telegraph messenger. He then went to work for the Pennsylvania railroad.
quote:“New York was the first great hive of human industry among the inhabitants of which I had mingled, and the bustle and excitement of it overwhelmed me.” -carnegie
He died august 11,1919

8. Andrew Carnegie’s achievements in the gilded age
Small backstory: his family and him moved to Allegheny, Pennsylvania, New York, and west. He started in the oil industry.
Pushed forward the production of railroads
Made smart investments that made him great money
He built steel plants all over the country
Created news ways of making steel such as the bessemur process

9. Andrew carnegie’s downfalls
His workers ended up doing 84 hours of labor with little pay.
The result of this led to many strikes at his place if business which got the pinkertons involved with the uprising strikes.
The homestead strike even made things worst for Carnegie, with the riots, the wounded, and bloodshed.

10. Documents on Andrew Carnegie

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12. J. Pierpont Morgan He was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
His parents were Juliet and Junius Pierpont Morgan
He got college education at Gottingen university and Sillig institute
He started in life as an accountant quote london branch of peabody, morgan and co.
Quote: “Go as far as you can see; when you get there you’ll be able to see father.”
Died March 31, 1913

13. J. Pierpont Morgan’s achievements
J. Pierpont Morgan made his way up the financial industry by working with other business men.
He reconstructed railroads that were destroyed by the Civil War and made more profit out of that
Helped the country out of debt
After he bought carnegie steel he merged that company with one of many.he called this company U.S. steel
He own the best banking company in America

14. J. Pierpont Morgan’s achievements
He was undefeated man in business. He made smart investments in business that were run down; he fixed up the busniess he bought, and he made more money that way.
He made more profit by merging companies.
Inproved finiacial baking

15. Documents on J. Pierpont morgan

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17. Questions 1.Who gave around half his fortune to charity?
A. John D. Rockefeller *
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. J. Pierpont Morgan
D.William Carnegie
2.Who owned the best financial business in the country at the time?
A. John D. Rockefeller
C. Juius Pierpont Morgan
D. J. Pierpont Morgan *

18. Questions continued
3. What was John D. Rockefeller’s estimated net worth ?
A. $500 Billion
B. $430 Billion
C. $340 Billion *
D.$458 Billion
4.Who hired substitute soldiers, so that he wouldn’t have to fight in the Civil War ?
A. William. Rockefeller *
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. J. Pierpont Morgan

19. Questions continued 5.Which tycoon bought Carnegie steel?
A. J. Pierpont Morgan *
B. John. D Rockefeller
C. if none of the above, then write the correct answer w/an explanation why
6. Andrew Carnegie worked at a cotton mill at a young age.
A. true *
B. false

20. Questions continued
7.Whose place of business had many strikes multiple from workers?
A. John D. Rockefeller
B. Andrew Carnegie *
C. J. Pierpont Morgan
8.Whose father was a con man?
A. John D. Rockefeller *
B. Andrew Carnegie

21. Questions continued
9. J Pierpont morgan helped the country with its debt.
A. true *
C. False
10.complete the quote: ”Go as far as you can see;______ ______ ________ _____________ _______
when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.” *

22. historians

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