https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5 en-us 2017-12-20 22:23:29 UTC 2017-12-20 22:51:44 UTC hello@padlet.com 1316830 https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217612618 Andrew Carnegie was Scottish and immigrated to the US with his family at the age of thirteen. He started working at his first job in a factory at this time-- his family was not well-off. Carnegie was a hard worker, and eventually moved from his small factory job to becoming the superintendent of the western part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. ]]> 2017-12-20 22:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217612618 1316830 https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217612976 After the civil war, Andrew Carnegie left his railroad work and began investing his money in steel companies. Carnegie made steel easier and cheaper to produce through the Bessemer process. He partook in vertical integration, and by doing so became one of the wealthiest and most successful men of the time. ]]> 2017-12-20 22:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217612976 1316830 https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217613324 Carnegie used some of his money to continue his investments, but mostly gave to charity. He was one of the first to do so publicly, and established the precedent that wealthy people should give to charity.]]> 2017-12-20 22:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217613324 1316830 https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217613746 APUSH textbook & notes
Americaslibrary.gov ]]> 2017-12-20 22:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1316830/4ug2bs5e0jq5/wish/217613746