https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3 en-us 2017-01-18 03:51:19 UTC 2017-01-18 03:57:00 UTC hello@padlet.com courtneyw345 https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722727 Jason "Jay" Gould (May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was a leading American railroad developer and speculator. He has been referred to as one of the ruthless robber barons of the Gilded age, whose success at business made him one of the richest men of his era. He used illegal methods to give the Erie Railroads 100,000 new shares of stock.  In the 1880's he was pushed out of the pacific railroads but later gained control again. He died on December 2, 1892.]]> 2017-01-18 03:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722727 courtneyw345 https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722765 Jay Gould was a speculator, financer, and railroad builder. He was the director of the Erie Railroad. He possessed 15 percent of the nation’s railroads. he manipulated stocks to get more money. He had a small telegraph company. He invested on stocks and bought more and more railroads.]]> 2017-01-18 03:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722765 courtneyw345 https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722806 Jay Gould acquired his wealth by gaining control of four western railroads, including the Union Pacific.  He decided to monopolize these railroads to get loads of money.  He was a stock investor who sneaked in gold and invested it. He also owned a small telegraph company. He had 16,000 miles worth of railroads.  He was also a stockbroker who manipulated money and railroads to get more cash.]]> 2017-01-18 03:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722806 courtneyw345 https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722898 Jay Gould donated to many causes, including the Presbyterian Church, New York University, the University of the City of New York, Vanderbilt Union Navy and mount Vernon. Many people did not know this because of his privacy.]]> 2017-01-18 03:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722898 courtneyw345 https://padlet.com/courtneyw345/kwig9nh80zn3/wish/147722932 "Jay Gould." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.

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