https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt Made with magic en-us 2017-10-06 20:13:26 UTC 2026-01-30 17:19:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 8134361 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194847834 He was born on November 25, 1835. One of the wealthiest business men during the 19th century. He was the owner of the Carnegie Steel Corporation. His company bought out all other steel company competition, and produced the most steel throughout the country.

Source: https://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756]]> 2017-10-06 20:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194847834 8134361 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194850150 After the war of 1812, he worked as a cattle drover. Eventually, he became a steamship and railroad developer. He became one of the directors for the Erni Railroad. Overtime, he lost all his money and fell into bankruptcy.

Source: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h864.html]]> 2017-10-06 20:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194850150 8134361 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194851665 Born on January 8, 1839, he was a politician and busniess man, who was involved with mining and railroads. He had begun with mining, but eventually he had enough to buy mining properties. He made all his riches with copper mining, railroads, and electric power companies. Eventually he was known as one of the three "Copper Kings".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Clark]]> 2017-10-06 20:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194851665 8134361 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194852653 Jay Cooke was a banker in the United States was one of the most important financiers for the American Civil War. Cooke formed his first banking firm in 1861. He had negotiated loans with the government for multiple wars. E.W. Clark & Company hired Cooke, where he started to build his fortune. After the war, he invested in coal and iron mining, railroads, and life insurance.
Source: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jay_Cooke]]> 2017-10-06 20:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194852653 8134361 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194853649 He was a  industrialist, financier, union-buster, and art patron. He eventually met Andrew Carnegie, and this would eventually form a company called United States Steel. He had bought out a coal company and renamed it H. C. Frick & Company, which in where it employed 1,000 workers and controlled about 80 percent of Pennsylvania coal output.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Frick]]> 2017-10-06 20:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5rchu7xoo6xt/wish/194853649