https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57 APUSH M6L1P1 en-us 2017-02-20 04:48:16 UTC 2017-02-20 05:13:27 UTC hello@padlet.com donavan_simmons https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154859639 Rockefeller was born in 1839. He is most known as the founder of Standard Oil Company. He retired from the day-to-day business operations in the mid 1890's. He died at the age of 97. He is considered as one of the wealthiest people in US history.]]> 2017-02-20 04:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154859639 donavan_simmons https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860296  In the early 1880's Standard Oil owned 90% of US refineries and pipelines. Standard Oil was accused for using unethical practices. For example they would set the prices lower than all other oil companies in the area then once they drove these companies out of business they would jack up the price to make more money at the expense of other business.]]> 2017-02-20 05:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860296 donavan_simmons https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860517 John D. Rockefeller was a very religious man and was an advocate in the temperance movement. He revolutionized the method of making oil. He has donated more than 500 million dollars to philanthropic causes, that was a bulk of his money. ]]> 2017-02-20 05:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860517 donavan_simmons https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860726 The answer to this question is yes. He got extremely wealthy at the cost of others using unethical practices. He is not a bad person though because all of the good he has done with chairty.]]> 2017-02-20 05:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/donavan_simmons/kfbi4c93va57/wish/154860726