https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5 Made by: Robert Santiago en-us 2016-10-03 18:11:44 UTC 2026-03-16 13:54:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 396404 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127974907 Jakob Astor (1763- 1848) was a Fur trader and real estate investor born in Waldorf, Germany. He was one the little amount leading as a businessmen. He opened his Fur ship in 1786 then invested into New York real estate. He did this by buying as many acres as he could in Manhattan. His net worth is 110 million and makes him the 4th richest person in American history .

 ]]> 2016-10-03 18:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127974907 396404 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127977342 Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) born in Dunfermilne, Scotland, United Kingdom. He made his makings in Steel and it made it one of the wealthiest in the 19th century. While working on railroads Carnegie started making investments and that was an intricate role in his makings especially in investing in Oil. The creation in skyscrapers needed steel to build and purchases from Andrew Carnegie was a must due to how quick steel was made and how much cheaper it was. 

]]> 2016-10-03 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127977342 396404 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127979907 James Fisk (1834-1872) born in Vermont worked as a stock broker in New York. It was said that he was one of the most aggressive traders on Wall Street. He also did Army contracts during the Civil War. He had a collaboration with Jay Gould and it involved the Erie Railroad. He was more of an entrepreneur than a stock broker he also worked as a waiter, peddler, and salesman. 

]]> 2016-10-03 18:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127979907 396404 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127982018 Henry Flagler (1830-1913) is an American industrialist who invested in the the oil industry. Henry Flagler was born in New York City, the city of business and industry. He was worth 60 million from Monopoly. Whatever company that was in competition he bought the company off. In 1852 Flagler and his half brother established D.M. Harkness and Company.

]]> 2016-10-03 18:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/127982018 396404 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/j859frmdlvr5/wish/128209687 Charles M. Schwab (1862-1939) became the president of Carnegie Steel in 1897. He helped turn Bethlehem Steel the second largest steel maker in the U.S. in 1903. Bethlehem steel was the largest independent steel producer in the world and played a big role in WWI munitions. He died approximately worth 6.2 billion dollars. In 1928 he won an award for the Bessemer Gold medal. 

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